James H. Granger v. United States

JONES, Circuit Judge.

The appellant, James H. Granger, is serving a sentence imposed by the District Court for the Western District of Texas. He made a motion in the district court under that portion of Rule 35, Fed. Rules Crim.Proc., 18 U.S.C.A. which provides that “The court may correct an illegal sentence at any time.” In his motion the appellant recites that:

“At the time of Defendant’s arraignment and plea to a thirty-five (35) count indictment charging the filing of false claims against the government, and uttering checks obtained by means of said false claims, and of forgery of said…