State v. Lavitsky

*508LINDER, J.

The state appeals from an amended judgment of conviction and sentence for first-degree manslaughter, arguing that the sentencing court lacked authority to modify the sentence. Alternatively, the state asserts that, even if the court had that authority, the particular modification it made — i.e., entering the amended judgment nunc pro tunc “as, of, and for June 7,1994,” which effectively gave defendant 25 months of credit on his 65-month sentence — was beyond the court’s authority. We conclude that the sentencing court had authority to enter an amended judgment because the original…