State v. Johnson

SWANSTROM, Judge.

Lonnie Johnson appeals the district court’s order denying his I.C.R. 35 motion to reduce his sentence. Johnson pled guilty to grand theft. I.C. § 18-2408(2)(b). The district court originally sentenced Johnson to a ten-year term with a minimum period of confinement of five years. Johnson then moved for reconsideration of the sentence. The district court conducted a hearing and denied the motion. Johnson appealed. The state then moved for the Supreme Court to temporarily remand this case to the district court. The state’s purpose was to allow reintroduction of Johnson’s…