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U.S. v. Lester

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Jan 23, 2003
56 F. App'x 302 (9th Cir. 2003)

Opinion


56 Fed.Appx. 302 (9th Cir. 2003) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff--Appellee, v. Richard J. LESTER, Defendant--Appellant. Nos. 01-10481, 02-10022. D.C. No. CR-92-00371-PGR. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. January 23, 2003.

Submitted Oct. 7, 2002.

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.

Filed Oct. 10, 2002

NOT FOR PUBLICATION. (See Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure Rule 36-3)

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona, Paul G. Rosenblatt, District Judge, Presiding.

Before FERNANDEZ, GRABER, and GOULD, Circuit Judges.

AMENDED MEMORANDUM

This panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Richard J. Lester appeals the denial of his motion to correct the judgment entered following his conviction by jury trial for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute marijuana, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and 846. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and finding no clear error, United States v. Dickie, 752 F.2d 1398, 1400 (9th Cir.1985) (per curiam), we affirm.

Lester contends that the district court's oral pronouncement limited his sentence to the statutory minimum of 10 years, and asks that the written judgment be changed to reflect the court's binding oral statement. A review of the record shows that the oral sentencing pronouncement and the written judgment both unambiguously imposed an incarceration period of 192 months. Because there is no discrepancy between the oral and written sentence, Lester's contention fails. Cf. United States v. Bergmann, 836 F.2d 1220, 1222 (9th Cir.1988) (holding that the unambiguous oral pronouncement controls when there is a direct conflict between it and the written judgment and commitment order).

All pending motions are denied as moot.

AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

U.S. v. Lester

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Jan 23, 2003
56 F. App'x 302 (9th Cir. 2003)
Case details for

U.S. v. Lester

Case Details

Full title:UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff--Appellee, v. Richard J. LESTER…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: Jan 23, 2003

Citations

56 F. App'x 302 (9th Cir. 2003)

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