U.S. v. Townsend

Federal 7th Circuit Court
Criminal Court
Jurisdiction
Citation
Case Number: 
No. 13-2677
Decision Date: 
August 12, 2014
Federal District: 
N.D. Ill., E. Div.
Holding: 
Appeal dismissed
Dist. Ct. lacked jurisdiction to consider defendant’s appeal of his 71-month sentence on firearm charge, where defendant filed his notice of appeal 8 days beyond applicable deadline for doing so. Moreover, while defendant filed motion to reconsider sentence within deadline for filing notice of appeal, said motion did not serve to toll said deadline since motion to reconsider sentence under Rule 35 does not suspend time for filing notice of appeal.