Conference Calendar UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. Eddy Alberto Gonzalez-Carrillo

* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion
should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited
circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4.
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 07-50894
Conference Calendar
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Plaintiff-Appellee
v.
EDDY ALBERTO GONZALEZ-CARRILLO
Defendant-Appellant
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Western District of Texas
USDC No. 2:07-CR-82-ALL
Before REAVLEY, BENAVIDES, and ELROD, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Appealing the Judgment in a Criminal Case, Eddy Alberto Gonzalez-
Carrillo raises arguments that are foreclosed by Almendarez-Torres v. United
States, 523 U.S. 224, 235 (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), cert. denied, 2008 WL 59441 (Jan.
United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
F I L E D
January 30, 2008
Charles R. Fulbruge III
Clerk

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No. 07-50894
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7, 2008) (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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