State v. Tranmer

PERRY, Judge.

The state appeals from the district court’s order granting Bradley D. Tranmer’s I.C.R. 35 motion for reduction of sentence. We reverse.

I

BACKGROUND

In April 1999, Tranmer pled guilty to manufacturing a controlled substance, methamphetamine. I.C. § 37-2732(a)(l)(A). The district court sentenced Tranmer to a unified term of seven years, with a minimum period of confinement of two years. 1 In June 1999, Tranmer filed an I.C.R. 35 motion for reduction of his sentence. Rather than ruling upon the Rule 35 motion, the district court issued an order staying consideration of the motion for…