U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 2015

United States v. Rolando Bernardez-Avila

United States v. Rolando Bernardez-Avila
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Decided July 7, 2015 · Smith, Barksdale, Prado
609 F. App'x 228

United States v. Rolando Bernardez-Avila

Opinion

PER CURIAM: *

Rolando Bernardez-Avila challenges the district court’s reimposing a $100 special assessment, following revocation of his supervised release. Revocation sentences are reviewed under a plainly unreasonable standard. 18 U.S.C. § 3742(a)(4); e.g., United States v. Miller, 684 F.3d 841, 843 (5th Cir. 2011). The transcript from the revocation hearing reveals the reimposition of the special assessment is contrary to the oral pronouncement and the evidence presented at the hearing. Therefore, as the Government concedes, a conflict exists between the oral and written judgments. In such a case, the oral pronouncement controls. E.g., United States v. Martinez, 250 F.3d 941, 942 (5th Cir. 2001).

VACATED IN PART and this matter is REMANDED for amendment of the written judgment by deleting the reimposition of the $100 special assessment.

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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.

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