United States of America v. Cindy Escobedo

NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
CINDY ESCOBEDO,
Defendant-Appellant.
No. 19-50135
D.C. No. 3:16-cr-00538-H-1
MEMORANDUM*
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of California
Marilyn L. Huff, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted March 16, 2021**
Before: GRABER, R. NELSON, and HUNSAKER, Circuit Judges.
Cindy Escobedo appeals from the district court’s judgment revoking
supervised release. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.
Escobedo contends that the district court imposed an impermissibly vague
condition of supervised release when it stated during the sentencing hearing that
* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent
except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.
** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision
without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).
FILED
MAR 23 2021
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

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Escobedo was required to refrain from “things that could be perceived as alien
smuggling activities.” When viewed in context, it is apparent that the district
court’s statement did not amount to a new condition of supervised release. At
most, the oral pronouncement was ambiguous as to whether the court intended to
impose an additional condition of supervised release. However, the written
judgment, which does not include any such supervised release condition,
demonstrates that the court did not intend to impose an additional condition.
AFFIRMED.

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