United States v. Theodore Robert Bedrosian

Defendant appeals from denial of his motion for reduction of sentence pursuant to Rule 35 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. We affirm the denial.

Defendant pleaded guilty to knowingly and willfully obstructing the passage of the mail by diverting a $500 cheek mailed to another, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1701. He was sentenced to a $100 fine and six months imprisonment by judgment entered May 21, 1980. On June 13, he filed a motion for reduction of sentence. The basis of his Rule 35 motion was that his pregnant fiancee needed him. On July 3, defendant filed a notice of appeal in…