
    UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Rafael ALVAREZ-CONTRERAS, Defendant-Appellant.
    No. 05-11258
    Conference Calendar.
    United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
    Sept. 8, 2006.
    Denise B. Williams, U.S. Attorney’s Office Northern District of Texas, Lubbock, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
    Sherylynn Ann Kime-Goodwin, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender’s Office Northern District of Texas, Lubbock, TX, for Defendants Appellant.
    Before KING, GARWOOD, and JOLLY, Circuit Judges.
   PER CURIAM:

Appealing the Judgment in a Criminal Case, Rafael Alvarez-Contreras raises arguments that are foreclosed by Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 224, 235, 118 S.Ct. 1219, 140 L.Ed.2d 350 (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       Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.
     