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U.S. v. DeMartino, No. 96-1725 (2nd Cir.) (112 F.3d 75) (April 23, 1997) (Judge Amalya Lyle Kearse)

Case held that oral sentence normally prevails over subsequent written sentence unless the oral sentence that was pronounced was illegal.

The district court in this case pronounced a sentence of 48 months, but later the same day signed a written judgment increasing the sentence to 63 months. His explanation was ...

 

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