U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 2023

United States v. Pittman

United States v. Pittman
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Decided April 20, 2023

United States v. Pittman

Opinion

Case: 22-50492 Document: 00516720272 Page: 1 Date Filed: 04/20/2023

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ____________ United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit No. 22-50492 Summary Calendar FILED ____________ April 20, 2023 Lyle W. Cayce United States of America, Clerk Plaintiff—Appellee, versus Nichole Pittman, Defendant—Appellant. ______________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas USDC No. 7:22-CR-13-2 ______________________________ Before Elrod, Southwick, and Douglas, Circuit Judges.

Per Curiam: * The attorney appointed to represent Nichole Pittman has moved for leave to withdraw and has filed a brief in accordance with Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), and United States v. Flores, 632 F.3d 229 (5th Cir. 2011).

Pittman has not filed a response. We have reviewed counsel’s brief and the relevant portions of the record reflected in the brief. We concur with _____________________ * This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5.

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counsel’s assessment that the appeal presents no nonfrivolous issue for appellate review. Accordingly, counsel’s motion for leave to withdraw is GRANTED, counsel is excused from further responsibilities in this case, and the appeal is DISMISSED. See 5th Cir. R. 42.2.

Our review reveals a clerical error in the written judgment. The district court ordered orally that Pittman’s sentence will run consecutively to any sentence imposed in a pending charge in the 161st Judicial District Court in Odessa, Texas, case number B-22-0069-CR. The written judgment, however, notes that her sentence will run concurrently to any sentence imposed in B-22-0069-CR. “The terms of an oral pronouncement that clearly provide for a consecutive or concurrent sentence control a contrary, silent or ambiguous written judgment.” United States v. McAfee, 832 F.2d 944, 946 (5th Cir. 1987). Accordingly, this matter is REMANDED for the limited purpose of correcting the clerical error in the judgment. See Fed. R. Crim. P. 36.

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