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United States v. Reyes-Garcia, 06-10170 (2006)

Court: Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Number: 06-10170 Visitors: 20
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. 06-10170 Conference Calendar UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus JOSE REMEDIOS REYES-GARCIA, also known as Jose Remedios Reyes, also known as Ricardo Valles Ramirez, Defendant-Appellant. - Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas USDC No. 4:05-CR-134 - Before JONES, Chief Judge,
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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. 06-10170
                        Conference Calendar


UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

                                    Plaintiff-Appellee,

versus

JOSE REMEDIOS REYES-GARCIA, also known as Jose
Remedios Reyes, also known as Ricardo Valles Ramirez,

                                    Defendant-Appellant.

                      --------------------
          Appeal from the United States District Court
               for the Northern District of Texas
                      USDC No. 4:05-CR-134
                      --------------------

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

PER CURIAM:*

     Appealing the Judgment in a Criminal Case, Jose Remedios

Reyes-Garcia 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. 06-10170
                                -2-

reasonable.   The Government’s motion for summary affirmance is

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