United States v. Jett, No. 14-2586 (8th Cir. 2015)
Annotate this CaseCharged with filing false or fraudulent tax returns, Jett pled guilty to making a false claim against the government, 18 U.S.C. 287. In his plea agreement, Jett expressly waived his right to appeal his sentence, directly or collaterally, on any ground except claims of ineffective assistance of counsel, prosecutorial misconduct, or an illegal sentence. After being sentenced to 24 months in prison, Jett moved to have his sentence vacated or corrected under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 35(a), arguing he received ineffective assistance of counsel and an improperly high sentence because his sentencing counsel failed to raise various mitigating factors. The district court denied Jett’s motion, noting that Jett’s sentencing counsel filed relevant motions that addressed the precise issues he claimed his counsel failed to address and that the court thoroughly considered the information in those motions in determining the appropriate sentence. The Eighth Circuit affirmed. Rule 35(a) may not be used to vacate and amend a sentence based on a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel.
Court Description: Criminal case - Criminal law. Rule 35(a) may not be used to vacate and amend a sentence based on a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel.
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