State v. Wright

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…