State of West Virginia v. Kenneth Allen Marcum

LOUGHRY, Justice:

The petitioner, Kenneth Allen Marcum, appeals the June 18, 2015, order of the Circuit Court of Mingo County denying his motion to reduce his sentence filed under Rule 35(b) of the West Virginia Rules of Civil Procedure. Following the entry of his guilty plea, the petitioner was convicted of two felonies: Conspiracy, to commit the destruction of property and Attempt to commit grand larceny. He was sentenced to consecutive terms of incarceration of one to five years and one to three years, respectively. The petitioner asserts that the circuit court abused its discretion in not…