Conference Calendar UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. Marlon Efrain Castro-Alvarenga, also known as Marlon Efrain Castro, also known as…

* 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should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited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.
United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
F I L E D
August 8, 2007
Charles R. Fulbruge III
Clerk
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 07-40331
Conference Calendar
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Plaintiff-Appellee
v.
MARLON EFRAIN CASTRO-ALVARENGA, also known as Marlon Efrain
Castro, also known as Marlon Castro
Defendant-Appellant
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Texas
USDC No. 5:06-CR-1025-1
Before DENNIS, CLEMENT, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Appealing the Judgment in a Criminal Case, Marlon Efrain Castro-
Alvarenga 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. The appellant's motion
for summary disposition is GRANTED, and the judgment of the district court is
AFFIRMED.

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