State v. Culp

VALIHURA, Justice:

Pending before this Court is the State’s appeal from the Superior Court’s April 18, 2016 Opinion and Order (the “Order”) 1 granting Catherine Culp’s (“Culp”) second pro se motion for sentence modification, 2 which the Superior Court reviewed as a Motion for Review of Sentence (the “Motion”). 3 The Superior Court held that Culp’s rehabilitative efforts demonstrated “beyond cavil extraordinary circumstances” justifying reduction of her sentence pursuant to Superior Court Criminal Rule 35(b). 4 On appeal, the State argues that the Superior Court abused its discretion in…