California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Banks, E061755 (Cal. App. 2016):
"It is well settled that '[a]n abstract of judgment is not the judgment of conviction; it does not control if different from the trial court's oral judgment and may not add to or modify the judgment it purports to digest or summarize. [Citation.]' [Citation.] When an abstract of judgment does not reflect the actual sentence imposed in the trial judge's verbal pronouncement, [appellate courts have] the inherent power to correct such clerical error on appeal, whether on our own motion or upon application of the parties. [Citation.]" (People v. Jones (2012) 54 Cal.4th 1, 89.)
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