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Title: State Idaho v. Randy S. Wright
Author : Court of Appeals of Idaho No. 17076
Release Date : January 30, 1988
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 55 KB

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Randy Wright pled guilty to forgery, a felony, and received an indeterminate seven-year sentence. After completing a drug
and alcohol rehabilitation program at the Idaho State Correctional Institution, Wright moved to reduce his sentence under
I.C.R. 35. The district court denied the motion and Wright appealed. The sole issue is whether the district court abused its
discretion in denying Wright's Rule 35 motion. We affirm. A motion to reduce a sentence is addressed to the sound discretion of the district court. State v. Arambula, 97 Idaho 627,
550 P.2d 130 (1976). Such a motion is essentially a plea for leniency which may be granted if the sentence originally imposed
was, for any reason, unduly severe. State v. Hassett, 110 Idaho 570, 716 P.2d 1342 (Ct.App.1986). The question presented on
appeal from the denial of a Rule 35 motion is whether the facts presented in connection with the motion, when viewed in the
context of information in the record, show that the district Judge abused his discretion in failing to grant the leniency
requested. State v. Sutton, 106 Idaho 403, 679 P.2d 680 (Ct.App.1984).