Appealing the Judgment in a Criminal Case, Jose Trinidad Rodriguezr-Zavala raises arguments that are foreclosed by Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 224, 235, 118 S.Ct. 1219, 140 L.Ed.2d 350 (1998), which held that 8 U.S.C. § 1326(b)(2) is a penalty provision and not a separate criminal offense. United States v. Pineda-Arrellano, 492 F.3d 624, 625 (5th Cir.2007), petition for cert. filed (Aug. 28, 2007) (No. 07-6202). The Government’s motion for summary affirmance is GRANTED, and the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.
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UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Jose Trinidad RODRIGUEZ-ZAVALA, also known as Trinidad Rodriguez-Zavala, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 07-50946
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Dec. 12, 2007.
Joseph H. Gay, Jr., Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western District of Texas, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Federal Public Defender’s Office, Western District of Texas, San Antonio, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before REAVLEY, BARKSDALE, and GARZA, Circuit Judges.
United States v. Rodriguez-Zavala
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