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United States v. Benavides-Herrera, 06-51674 (2007)

Court: Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Number: 06-51674 Visitors: 14
Filed: Jun. 06, 2007
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 June 6, 2007 Charles R. Fulbruge III Clerk No. 06-51674 Conference Calendar UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus HECTOR BENAVIDES-HERRERA, also known as Mario Lopez-Hernandez, Defendant-Appellant. - Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas USDC No. 3:06-CR-1384-ALL - Before SMITH, BENAVIDES, and DENNIS, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM
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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                   June 6, 2007

                                                          Charles R. Fulbruge III
                                                                  Clerk
                            No. 06-51674
                        Conference Calendar


UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

                                    Plaintiff-Appellee,

versus

HECTOR BENAVIDES-HERRERA, also known as Mario
Lopez-Hernandez,

                                    Defendant-Appellant.

                       --------------------
          Appeal from the United States District Court
               for the Western District of Texas
                    USDC No. 3:06-CR-1384-ALL
                       --------------------

Before SMITH, BENAVIDES, and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

     Appealing the Judgment in a Criminal Case, Hector Benavides-

Herrera 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 Government’s motion for summary affirmance

is GRANTED, and the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.




     *
       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this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except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.

Source:  CourtListener

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