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Summary: United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit F I L E D IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT July 13, 2006 Charles R. Fulbruge III Clerk No. 05-11080 Conference Calendar UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus LUIS ENRIQUE CERVANTES-RODRIGUEZ, Defendant-Appellant. - Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas USDC No. 4:05-CR-59-ALL - Before DAVIS, BARKSDALE, and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* Appealing the Judgment in
Summary: United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit F I L E D IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT July 13, 2006 Charles R. Fulbruge III Clerk No. 05-11080 Conference Calendar UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus LUIS ENRIQUE CERVANTES-RODRIGUEZ, Defendant-Appellant. - Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas USDC No. 4:05-CR-59-ALL - Before DAVIS, BARKSDALE, and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* Appealing the Judgment in a..
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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 July 13, 2006
Charles R. Fulbruge III
Clerk
No. 05-11080
Conference Calendar
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
LUIS ENRIQUE CERVANTES-RODRIGUEZ,
Defendant-Appellant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Northern District of Texas
USDC No. 4:05-CR-59-ALL
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Before DAVIS, BARKSDALE, and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Appealing the Judgment in a Criminal Case, Luis Enrique
Cervantes-Rodriguez 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, and by United States v. Alonzo,
435 F.3d 551, 554 (5th Cir. 2006), which held that a sentence
within a properly calculated Guideline range is presumptively
*
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that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent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. 05-11080
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reasonable. The Government’s motion for summary affirmance is
GRANTED, and the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.