Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Terrance J. CRUZ, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2017-01-23
Citations: 674 F. App'x 732
Docket Number: No. 15-10226
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Terrance J. CRUZ, Defendant-Appellant,
Judges: Before: TROTT, TASHIMA, and CALLAHAN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 674
Pages: 732–733

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Terrance J. CRUZ, Defendant-Appellant,
No. 15-10226
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted January 18, 2017
Filed January 23, 2017
Justin Lee, Assistant U.S. Attorney, US-SAC—Office of the US Attorney, Sacramento, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellee
Timothy Edward Warriner, Attorney, Law Office of Timothy E. Warriner, Sacramento, CA, for Defendant-Appellant
Before: TROTT, TASHIMA, and CALLAHAN, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Terrance J. Cruz appeals from the district court order affirming his conviction and sentence after a bench trial before a magistrate judge for violating the terms of a special use permit, in violation of 16 U.S.C. § 561 and 36 C.F.R. § 261.10(1). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.
Cruz contends that there was insufficient evidence for the magistrate judge to find that he violated two conditions of his special use permit. The permit, which authorized Cruz to collect pine cones from Eldorado National Forest, included conditions that (1) the permit "must be in the Permittee's possession while harvesting and transporting products," and "[cjopies are not allowed;" and (2) the permit is "nontransferable." In light of Cruz's admission that he provided photocopies of the permit to multiple individuals so that they could collect pine cones outside of his presence, the district court correctly determined that sufficient evidence supports Cruz's conviction. See 36 C.F.R. § 261.10(1); United States v. Nevils, 598 F.3d 1158, 1164-65 (9th Cir. 2010) (en banc). Cruz's argument regarding the rule of lenity is unavailing because there is no "grievous ambiguity or uncertainty" in the conditions of the permit. See Barber v. Thomas, 560 U.S. 474, 488, 130 S.Ct. 2499, 177 L.Ed.2d 1 (2010).
Furthermore, because "a reasonable person of ordinary intelligence" would understand that Cruz's conduct was prohibited by the conditions regarding possession, photocopying, and transferability of the permit, the permit is not unconstitutionally vague. See United States v. Weitzenhoff, 35 F.3d 1275, 1289 (9th Cir. 1993).
Finally, Cruz argues that the magistrate judge ran afoul of Federal Rule' of Criminal Procedure 32 by announcing Cruz's sentence before he was given an opportunity to allocute. The record demonstrates, however, that the magistrate judge gave Cruz an opportunity to address the court prior to imposing a final sentence, thus complying with the requirements of Rule 32. See United States v. Laverne, 963 F.2d 235, 237 (9th Cir. 1992) (no violation where the "court was able to consider the defendant's statement and was free to alter its view of the sentence if the defendant offered a sufficient reason for changing its view").
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.