Legal Opinion
United States v. Raynard McDowell
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 24, 1997No. 96-3734PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
Rule 35(b) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure empowers a district court, on motion of the government, to reduce a defendant’s sentence in recognition of his assistance to the government following sentencing. In this case, the district court shaved twelve months off Raynard McDowell’s origi nal sentence, but McDowell contends that the court was unduly parsimonious. Because it is unclear whether there was authority under Rule 35(b) to grant any reduction in McDowell’s sentence, we remand to the district court.
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On April 24, 1995, the district court sentenced McDowell…
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