United States v. Butz

OPINION

IRVING BEN COOPER, District Judge.

In well-prepared papers supporting his application of May 14, 1981 pursuant to Rule 35, Fed.R.Cr.P., defendant Butz urges us to reduce the sentence we imposed upon him on June 9, 1980. Applications which fall within the orbit of the remedy sought by this defendant are of extreme importance. While it is only natural for a defendant, convicted by plea or verdict, to seek relief of the burden or deprivation which a sentence imposes, his application must not be given short shrift.

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This court has had more than a nodding acquaintance with persons convicted…