William J. Woodford v. State of Indiana

Case Summary

BAILEY, Judge.

[1] William J. Woodford (‘Woodford”) appeals the trial court’s order modifying his sentence placement, arguing that the court abused its discretion by failing to grant the full relief he sought after he demonstrated exemplary rehabilitative efforts, including remaining free of conduct violations for the entirety of his nearly sixteen-year imprisonment. We remand.

Issues

[2] Woodford presents one issue: whether the trial court abused its discretion by ordering that the final twelve years of his sentence be served in community corrections, but not reducing his sentence.

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