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Summary: IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED June 4, 2008 No. 07-51270 Conference Calendar Charles R. Fulbruge III Clerk UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Plaintiff-Appellee v. EVARISTO SALAS-MARTINEZ, also known as Evaristo Martinez-Salas Defendant-Appellant Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas USDC No. 3:07-CR-1044 Before KING, HIGGINBOTHAM, and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* Appealing t
Summary: IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED June 4, 2008 No. 07-51270 Conference Calendar Charles R. Fulbruge III Clerk UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Plaintiff-Appellee v. EVARISTO SALAS-MARTINEZ, also known as Evaristo Martinez-Salas Defendant-Appellant Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas USDC No. 3:07-CR-1044 Before KING, HIGGINBOTHAM, and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* Appealing th..
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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
FILED
June 4, 2008
No. 07-51270
Conference Calendar Charles R. Fulbruge III
Clerk
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Plaintiff-Appellee
v.
EVARISTO SALAS-MARTINEZ, also known as Evaristo Martinez-Salas
Defendant-Appellant
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Western District of Texas
USDC No. 3:07-CR-1044
Before KING, HIGGINBOTHAM, and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Appealing the Judgment in a Criminal Case, Evaristo Salas-Martinez
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,
128 S. Ct. 872 (2008).
*
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should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited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. 07-51270
The Government’s motion for summary affirmance is GRANTED, and the
judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.
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