State v. Jennifer Nicole Jackson

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF IDAHO
Docket No. 42136
STATE OF IDAHO, ) 2014 Unpublished Opinion No. 873
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Plaintiff-Respondent, ) Filed: December 22, 2014
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v. ) Stephen W. Kenyon, Clerk
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JENNIFER NICOLE JACKSON, ) THIS IS AN UNPUBLISHED
) OPINION AND SHALL NOT
Defendant-Appellant. ) BE CITED AS AUTHORITY
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Appeal from the District Court of the Fourth Judicial District, State of Idaho, Ada
County. Hon. Deborah A. Bail, District Judge.
Order denying motion for reconsideration on credit for time served, reversed;
order denying I.C.R. 35 motion for reduction of sentence, affirmed.
Sara B. Thomas, State Appellate Public Defender; Shawn F. Wilkerson, Deputy
Appellate Public Defender, Boise, for appellant.
Hon. Lawrence G. Wasden, Attorney General; Lori A. Fleming, Deputy Attorney
General, Boise, for respondent.
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Before LANSING, Judge; GRATTON, Judge;
and MELANSON, Judge
PER CURIAM
Jennifer Nicole Jackson pled guilty to forgery and burglary. Idaho Code §§ 18-3601, 18-
1401. The district court originally sentenced Jackson to a unified term of five years with one
year determinate on each count, to be served concurrently. The district court also gave Jackson
credit for 560 days jail time served. The State filed a motion requesting the district court
reconsider the award of credit for time served. Pursuant to that motion, the district court entered
an amended judgment reducing Jackson’s credit for time served to 93 days. Jackson filed an
Idaho Criminal Rule 35 motion for reduction of sentence and a motion for reconsideration on
credit for time served, both of which the district court denied. Jackson appeals asserting that the
district court erred when it denied her credit for thirteen days of time she is entitled to under
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I.C. § 18-309. Jackson also asserts that the district court abused its discretion when it denied her
Rule 35 motion.
“The question of whether a sentencing court has properly awarded credit for time served
to the facts of a particular case is a question of law, which is subject to free review by the
appellate courts.” State v. Vasquez, 142 Idaho 67, 68, 122 P.3d 1167, 1168 (Ct. App. 2005)
(citing State v. Hale, 116 Idaho 763, 779 P.2d 438 (Ct. App. 1989)).
The award of credit for time served is governed by I.C. § 18-309, which provides in
relevant part:
In computing the term of imprisonment, the person against whom the judgment
was entered, shall receive credit in the judgment for any period of incarceration
prior to the entry of judgment, if such incarceration was for the offense or an
included offense for which the judgment was entered. The remainder of the term
commences upon the pronouncement of the sentence . . . .
Prior to the State filing charges in this case, Jackson was arrested on unrelated charges
and extradited to Florida; charges in this matter were filed in April 2012 and Jackson waived
extradition to Idaho. Jackson was incarcerated for the Florida offenses until August 5, 2013, but
remained incarcerated awaiting transport to Idaho until August 18, 2013. Thus, Jackson was
incarcerated in Florida thirteen days beyond the end of her Florida sentences awaiting extradition
to Idaho on charges in this case. Therefore, Jackson is entitled to an additional thirteen days’
credit toward her sentence.
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. Gill, 150 Idaho 183, 186, 244 P.3d 1269, 1272 (Ct. App. 2010). 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 Jackson’s Rule 35 motion, we conclude
no abuse of discretion has been shown.
For the foregoing reasons, the district court’s order denying Jackson’s motion for
reconsideration of credit for time served is reversed. Further, the district court’s order denying
Jackson’s Rule 35 motion is affirmed.
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