United States v. Wallace Dale Lowery

WALLACE, Circuit Judge:

Lowery appeals the district court’s denial of his rule 35 motion for a correction and reduction of his sentence under the Federal Youth Corrections Act, 18 U.S.C. §§ 5005-5026 (YCA). The district court, 559 F.Supp. 688, held that a young adult offender guilty of a felony may receive an indeterminate sentence, as provided for by the YCA, although the maximum sentence for an adult guilty of the same felony would be shorter. We affirm.

I

Lowery, a twenty-three year old male, was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter under 18 U.S.C. § 1112. The district court decided that…