United States v. Paul Willoughby Granville

Granville is a federal prisoner presently serving a confinement sentence imposed December 18, 1969, from which no direct appeal was taken. He now appeals from the denial below of his motion to modify that sentence pursuant to Rule 35, Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.

The appellant has applied to this Court for appointment of counsel to prosecute this appeal. The record shows, however, that the motion for modification of sentence was filed some 20 months after the appellant’s sentence had become final. Rule 35 provides that such a motion must be filed within 120 days after sentencing in a…