United States v. Hernandez-Espinoza

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT No. 97-40607 Conference Calendar UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus ERNESTO HERNANDEZ-ESPINOZA, Defendant-Appellant. - - - - - - - - - - Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas USDC No. L-97-CR-13-1 - - - - - - - - - - February 11, 1998 Before SMITH, EMILIO M. GARZA, and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* Ernesto Hernandez-Espinoza appeals his guilty-plea conviction and sentence for reentry after deportation in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(b)(2). He argues that he was charged with and pleaded guilty to simple reentry under § 1326(a) but that he was sentenced as if he had pleaded guilty to reentry following a felony conviction pursuant to § 1326(b)(2). His argument is foreclosed by this court’s opinion in United States v. Vasquez-Olvera, 999 F.2d 943, 946-47 (5th Cir. 1993). * 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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. -2- AFFIRMED.