UNITED STATES v. AMES

No. 83-1729.

743 F.2d 46 (1984)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Roy C. AMES, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided September 12, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roy Clifton Ames, on brief, pro se.

William F. Weld, U.S. Atty., and C. Brian McDonald, Asst. U.S. Atty., Boston, Mass., on brief, for appellee.

Before COFFIN, BOWNES and BREYER, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

This is an appeal by Roy Clifton Ames, defendant-appellant, from the denial of his motion for correction or reduction of his sentence pursuant to Rule 35 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. Appellant claims that because his sentence was "illegal", the district court had jurisdiction under Rule 35 to entertain his motion. We hold that appellant's sentence was not illegal and that appellant's failure to file...

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