State v. Passons

BRODY, Justice.

This appeal arises from Russell Allen Passons's motion to correct an illegal sentence pursuant to Idaho Criminal Rule 35. The district court denied the motion on the basis of controlling precedent of the Court of Appeals. The Court of Appeals relied on that precedent to affirm the district court's decision. We granted Passons's petition for review, and now affirm the decision of the district court.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

In 2012, Passons was charged with two counts of aggravated assault and a third count of burglary. He was later convicted by a jury of all three…