Bartholomew v. State

OPINION

BRYNER, Chief Judge.

George G. Bartholomew was convicted in 1985 of sexual assault in the first degree and sexual abuse of a minor in the second degree. Superior Court Judge Jay Hodges sentenced Bartholomew to a total term of eleven years with three years suspended. We affirmed the sentence the following year. See Bartholomew v. State, 720 P.2d 54 (Alaska App.1986).

In October of 1988, Bartholomew moved to modify his sentence pursuant to Alaska Criminal Rule 35(b). In support of his motion, Bartholomew sought to show that he had made exceptionally good progress toward rehabilitation. He…