U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 2026

United States v. Massey

United States v. Massey
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Decided July 1, 2026
United States v. Massey

Opinion

Case: 25-30492 Document: 88-1 Page: 1 Date Filed: 07/01/2026

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ____________

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit No. 25-30492

Summary Calendar FILED ____________ July 1, 2026 Lyle W. Cayce United States of America, Clerk Plaintiff—Appellee, versus

Walter J. Massey, Jr.,

Defendant—Appellant. ______________________________

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana USDC No. 2:05-CR-37-1 ______________________________

Before King, Stewart, and Ho, Circuit Judges.

Per Curiam: *

Walter J. Massey, Jr., appeals the sentence imposed following the revocation of his supervised release. He argues, and the Government concedes, that the district court did not orally pronounce at sentencing most of the discretionary standard conditions of supervised release that were later included in the written judgment.

Case: 25-30492 Document: 88-1 Page: 2 Date Filed: 07/01/2026

No. 25-30492

The parties are correct that the district court did not orally pronounce standard conditions 2 through 9 and 11 through 13. As a result, Massey did not have an opportunity to object, our review is for an abuse of discretion, and the written judgment conflicts with the oral pronouncement of the sentence. See United States v. Alexander Martinez, 47 F.4th 364, 366-67 (5th Cir. 2022). The challenged conditions must be stricken from the written judgment. See id. at 367-68.

Accordingly, we VACATE the judgment in part and REMAND for the district court to amend its written judgment in accordance with this opinion. The judgment is otherwise AFFIRMED.

* This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5.

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