United States v. Baughman

ORDER DENYING REDUCTION OF SENTENCE

NEVILLE, District Judge.

The above post-sentence matter is before the court by virtue of a letter dated June 20, 1968 from the defendant who is now confined in the Federal Correctional Institution at Danbury, Connecticut. The court will treat the letter as though it were a timely-made motion for a reduction of sentence under Rule 35 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.

Defendant at 20 years of age was indicted for illegally selling narcotics in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 4704(a). On December 7, 1967 he entered a plea of guilty to Count II of the…