State v. Flora

Doug Flora inflicted a fatal knife wound upon another man during an altercation at a residence in Blackfoot, Idaho. Although Flora initially was charged with first degree murder, the state reduced the charge to second degree murder in exchange for a guilty plea by Flora. Following acceptance of the plea to the lesser charge, Flora was *398sentenced to an indeterminate term of fifteen years in the custody of the Board of Correction. Later, Flora filed a motion under I.C.R. 35 to reduce his sentence to a period of ten years. Following a hearing, the motion was denied. The sole question for review…