United States v. Michael Jett

SHEPHERD, Circuit Judge.

Michael Jett pled guilty to one count of making a false claim against the government, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 287. After sentencing, Jett moved to have his sentence vacated and/or corrected pursuant to Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 35(a), arguing he received ineffective assistance of counsel and thus an improperly high sentence because his sentencing counsel failed to raise various mitigating factors. The district court 1 denied Jett’s motion. Jett now appeals that denial, arguing his case should be remanded for re-sentencing. Because Rule 35(a) may not be…