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United States v. Cruz-Arguello, 05-50908 (2006)

Court: Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Number: 05-50908 Visitors: 44
Filed: Oct. 05, 2006
Latest Update: Feb. 21, 2020
Summary: United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit F I L E D IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT October 5, 2006 Charles R. Fulbruge III Clerk No. 05-50908 Conference Calendar UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus ROMEO CRUZ-ARGUELLO, Defendant-Appellant. - Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas USDC No. 2:04-CR-1013-ALL - Before JONES, Chief Judge, and SMITH and STEWART, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* Appealing the Judgment
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                                                       United States Court of Appeals
                                                                Fifth Circuit
                                                             F I L E D
               IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                       FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT                 October 5, 2006

                                                          Charles R. Fulbruge III
                                                                  Clerk
                            No. 05-50908
                        Conference Calendar


UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

                                    Plaintiff-Appellee,

versus

ROMEO CRUZ-ARGUELLO,

                                    Defendant-Appellant.

                       --------------------
          Appeal from the United States District Court
                for the Western District of Texas
                    USDC No. 2:04-CR-1013-ALL
                       --------------------

Before JONES, Chief Judge, and SMITH and STEWART, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

     Appealing the Judgment in a Criminal Case, Romeo Cruz-

Arguello raises arguments that are foreclosed by United States v.

Murillo-Lopez, 
444 F.3d 337
, 344-45 (5th Cir. 2006), which held

that a California conviction for burglary of an inhabited

dwelling house was equivalent to burglary of a dwelling and

therefore was a crime of violence under U.S.S.G. § 2L1.2, and 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 Government’s motion for

     *
       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.
                          No. 05-50908
                               -2-

summary affirmance is GRANTED, and the judgment of the district

court is AFFIRMED.

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