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U.S. v. McDOWELL

No. 96-3734.

117 F.3d 974 (1997)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Raynard McDOWELL, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 24, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry Rand Elden, Chief of Appeals, Colleen D. Coughlin (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Criminal Appellate Division, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Steven L. Popuch (argued), Swift, Popuch & Sinclair, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before FLAUM, EASTERBROOK, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

FLAUM, Circuit Judge.

Rule 35(b) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure empowers a district court, on motion of the government, to reduce a defendant's sentence in recognition of his assistance to the government following sentencing. In this case, the district court shaved twelve months off Raynard McDowell's original sentence, but McDowell contends that the court was unduly parsimonious. Because it is unclear whether...

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