United States v. Villafranco

ORDER

EDENFIELD, Judge.

On 7/29/97, this Court denied as untimely the Government’s Fed.R.Crim.P. 35(b) motion to reduce Carlos Villafraneo’s sentence. That Rule provides that the Government must move for a reduction of sentence “within one year after the imposition of the sentence.” Id. Indeed, only if the Government demonstrates that the defendant provided “substantial assistance” “involv[ing] information or evidence not known by the defendant until more than one year after imposition of sentence” can a court even consider an otherwise untimely motion. Id. (emphasis added); United States v.…