Bee
United States v. Bee
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM **
Melvin James Bee, Jr. appeals the district court’s written order following Bee’s violation of the terms of his supervised release. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo the legality of a sentence, United States v. Tighe, 266 F.3d 1187, 1190 (9th Cir.2001), and we affirm.
Bee contends the district court’s written judgment of sentence is invalid to the extent it imposes supervised release following a term of imprisonment, because it is inconsistent with the court’s prior oral pronouncement of sentence imposing a term of imprisonment only.
Where the oral pronouncement of a defendant’s sentence is unambiguous, but differs from the written sentence, the oral sentence controls. See United States v. Allen, 157 F.3d 661, 668 (9th Cir.1998). Where the oral pronouncement of sentence is ambiguous, and the written sentence resolves the ambiguity, the written sentence controls. See Fenner v. United States Parole Comm., 251 F.3d 782, 787 (9th Cir.2001). The judge’s intent with regard to the terms of a sentence must be determined by reference to the entire record. See Fenner, 251 F.3d at 786 .