State v. Callaghan

The defendant, Beatrice Callaghan, pleaded guilty to a charge of armed robbery in Superior Court (Dalianis, J.). On April 11, 1983, she was sentenced to a prison term of not more than seven-and-one-half and not less than two years. On September 9, 1983, she filed a motion for suspension of the remaining term of her sentence, and requested a hearing.

The trial court denied the motion on the authority of RSA 651:20 (Supp. 1983), which reads in pertinent part:

“the sentence to imprisonment of any person may be suspended, at the time of sentence unless otherwise ordered by the court, or at any time…