United States v. After his guilty plea, Doe began to cooperate with the government. Such a motion filed by the government within one year of the imposition of the original sentence allows the district court to reduce the sentence for substantial assistance rendered to the government after sentencing. The parties do not contest that Doe provided significant assistance, personally and through third-party intermediaries, both before the submission of the motion and for two years following it.
Doe appeals the extent of that reduction.
Because the defendant's appeal does not fall within the narrow appellate jurisdiction provided for by that statute, we dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction. As an initial matter, we note that other circuits have split on this issue. Both positions are, in a literal sense, possible. 3742 applies, we must consider whether that statute' s narrow grant of jurisdiction allows us to hear the appeal in the instant case. The case before us does not fall under any of these exceptions.