The Fifth Circuit affirmed a district court's revocation sentence where the defendant argued a conflict between written and oral supervised release conditions. The court found no error because the defendant had ample notice and opportunity to object to the conditions.
Mims Jacquez Gray, III appealed his revocation sentence, arguing that supervised release conditions labeled as standard in the written judgment conflicted with the district court’s oral pronouncement.
The court’s reasoning
The court relied on United States v. Diggles and United States v. Gomez to determine that the district court’s actions left little doubt regarding the conditions adopted. Because the defense had ample notice of the contents and an opportunity to object, the court found no error in affirming the judgment.
What it means going forward
This decision reinforces that oral adoption of written conditions with proper notice prevents defendants from successfully challenging conditions based on perceived conflicts.
