State v. Billy D. Cornng, IV ( 2015 )


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  •                IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF IDAHO
    Docket No. 43041
    STATE OF IDAHO,                                )   2015 Unpublished Opinion No. 754
    )
    Plaintiff-Respondent,                   )   Filed: December 7, 2015
    )
    v.                                             )   Stephen W. Kenyon, Clerk
    )
    BILLY D. CORNING IV,                           )   THIS IS AN UNPUBLISHED
    )   OPINION AND SHALL NOT
    Defendant-Appellant.                    )   BE CITED AS AUTHORITY
    )
    Appeal from the District Court of the Fourth Judicial District, State of Idaho, Ada
    County. Hon. Steven J. Hippler, District Judge.
    Amended judgment of conviction and Order denying Idaho Criminal Rule 35
    denied, affirmed.
    Sara B. Thomas, State Appellate Public Defender; Sally J. Cooley, Deputy
    Appellate Public Defender, Boise, for appellant.
    Hon. Lawrence G. Wasden, Attorney General; Jessica M. Lorello, Deputy
    Attorney General, Boise, for respondent.
    ________________________________________________
    Before MELANSON, Chief Judge; GRATTON, Judge;
    and HUSKEY, Judge
    ________________________________________________
    PER CURIAM
    Billy D. Corning IV pleaded guilty to violation of a no contact order, felony, I.C.
    § 18-920.   The district court imposed a unified five-year sentence, with two years determinate.
    At sentencing, the district court verbally granted Corning credit for time served. The original
    judgment of conviction did not reflect that Corning was given credit for time served. Corning
    filed an I.C.R. 35 motion requesting reduction of his determinate sentence and credit for time
    served. The district court denied reduction of his determinate sentence, but granted Corning
    credit for time served. Corning appeals.
    1
    A motion for reduction of sentence under I.C.R. 35 is essentially a plea for leniency,
    addressed to the sound discretion of the court. State v. Knighton, 
    143 Idaho 318
    , 319, 
    144 P.3d 23
    , 24 (2006); State v. Allbee, 
    115 Idaho 845
    , 846, 
    771 P.2d 66
    , 67 (Ct. App. 1989). In
    presenting a Rule 35 motion, the defendant must show that the sentence is excessive in light of
    new or additional information subsequently provided to the district court in support of the
    motion. State v. Huffman, 
    144 Idaho 201
    , 203, 
    159 P.3d 838
    , 840 (2007). Upon review of the
    record, including any new information submitted with Corning’s Rule 35 motion, we conclude
    no abuse of discretion has been shown. Therefore, the district court’s order denying Corning’s
    Rule 35 motion is affirmed.
    2
    

Document Info

Filed Date: 12/7/2015

Precedential Status: Non-Precedential

Modified Date: 4/18/2021