Schippers v. State

BARTEAU, Judge.

Appellant Terry Schippers appeals from the trial court’s denial of his Petition for Reduction of Sentence. He presents one issue for our consideration:

Whether a defendant who has entered a plea agreement with the state has the right to reduction of the executed portion of his sentence under Indiana Code 35-38-1-23, where the plea was accepted by the court prior to the legislative enactment of the statute and where the written plea agreement does not address the statute?

We answer the question presented in the negative and affirm the trial court’s denial of Schippers’ Petition…