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District Court Lacks Power, Under Rule 35(a), To Revise a Reasonable Sentence

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United States v. Ross, No. 07-41098 (5th Cir. Feb. 3, 2009) (Jones, Owen, Southwick) As the court tidily sums it up: Timothy Patrick Ross pled guilty to one count of possession of child pornography and was sentenced to sixty months imprisonment. Shortly after the initial sentencing hearing, the district court sua sponte resentenced Ross to seventy months to correct what it deemed to be ?clear

Full post as published by Fifth Circuit Blog on February 09, 2009 (boomark / email).

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