Does a sentencing court need to expressly state that it is suspending either the imposition or execution of a sentence under section 3651?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Stephens, 966 F.2d 511 (9th Cir. 1992):
The government cites United States v. Makres, 851 F.2d 1016, 1018-19 (7th Cir.1988), for the proposition that the intent to suspend a sentence under section 3651 may be inferred from the language of the judgment and therefore, a sentencing court need not expressly state that it is suspending either the imposition or execution of sentence. But we read Makres to be a case like this one, where section 3651
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