Joseph John Fournier v. United States

In accordance with his plea of guilty, Fournier was convicted of transporting a weapon in interstate commerce, a violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1), 924(a) (1970), and sentenced to three years imprisonment. Subsequently, he petitioned the district court for a reduction of sentence under Fed.R.Crim.P. 35, alleging that his sentence was illegally excessive. On May 11, 1972, the court entered an order granting the motion which reduced appellant’s sentence to two years. Both Fournier and the government moved the court to reconsider this order. On May 26, 1972, the district judge vacated his…