State v. Ralph

The state appeals from an order granting Richard Ralph's motions to modify his sentences. We deem the issues to be whether: (1) the fact that an accomplice received a lesser sentence is a "new factor" where the trial court was informed at sentencing that the lesser sentence had been recommended for the accomplice; (2) the fact that the accomplice had previously served jail time is a new factor where the trial court was informed at sentencing only that the accomplice had a past record; and (3) whether we may sustain the trial court's reduction of Ralph's sentence because the original sentence…