United States v. DeJohnette

ORDER

BUA, District Judge.

Pursuant to Fed.R.Crim.P. 35(a), defendant Larry DeJohnette has filed a motion for correction of illegal sentence. DeJoh-nette attacks the legality of the sentence imposed by this court on August 14, 1985. Rule 35(a), as applied to offenses committed prior to November 1, 1987, authorizes a district court to correct an illegal sentence “at any time.”

The sentence at issue stems from DeJoh-nette’s 1985 drug conviction. Specifically, DeJohnette was convicted of conspiring to distribute cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846. DeJohnette was also convicted of distributing…