Floyd Carr v. State of Indiana

MAY, Judge.

[1] Floyd Carr appeals the court’s denial of his motion to modify sentence. The court did not abuse its discretion as it had no authority to modify Carr’s sentence without approval of the prosecutor.

[2] We affirm.

Facts and Procedural History

[3] On July 21, 2000, the court imposed a fifty-five-year sentence for Carr’s conviction of murder, ordering him to serve forty-five years incarcerated and ten years on probation. On July 10, 2014, Carr moved for the court to modify his sentence, specifically to reduce or suspend his remaining sentence. That same day, the court denied Carr’s…