United States v. Patience Okoroji

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · May 24, 2019 · No. 18-11371

Summary

The Fifth Circuit granted counsel's motion to withdraw under *Anders v. California*, finding no nonfrivolous issues for appeal. However, the court identified a clerical error in the written judgment and supervised release order regarding the restitution amount ($8,650,705.82 vs. $8,650,785.82). The appeal was dismissed, and the case was remanded solely for correction of this clerical error under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 36.

Court
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Writing for the Court
Reavley; Owen; Graves
Jurisdiction
Federal
Decision date
May 24, 2019
Docket number
18-11371
Procedural posture
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
Precedential value
unpublished
Parties
Patience Okoroji v. United States of America
Disposition
dismissed

Topics

criminal procedureappellate proceduresentencingremedies

Holdings

  1. The appeal presents no nonfrivolous issue.
  2. There is a clerical error in the judgment stating two different amounts of restitution.

Factual background

The district court entered a judgment of conviction and sentence, including restitution of $8,650,705.82, but the written judgment also contained a typographical error indicating a different amount of $8,650,785.82. The defendant appealed, and her appointed counsel moved to withdraw under Anders.

Procedural history

The defendant appealed from her conviction and sentence. Her appointed counsel moved to withdraw under Anders v. California, asserting that the appeal presents no nonfrivolous issues. The defendant did not respond.

Remand instructions

Remanded for the limited purpose of correcting the clerical error in the judgment and the order setting additional conditions of supervised release.

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