Opinion
Docket No. 40447 Docket No. 40448 2013 Unpublished Opinion No. 523
06-04-2013
STATE OF IDAHO, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. SCOTT HOWARD MANN, Defendant-Appellant.
Sara B. Thomas, State Appellate Public Defender; Ben P. McGreevy, Deputy Appellate Public Defender, Boise, for appellant. Hon. Lawrence G. Wasden, Attorney General; Kenneth K. Jorgensen, Deputy Attorney General, Boise, for respondent.
Stephen W. Kenyon, Clerk
THIS IS AN UNPUBLISHED
OPINION AND SHALL NOT
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Appeal from the District Court of the Sixth Judicial District, State of Idaho, Bannock County. Hon. Stephen S. Dunn, District Judge.
Orders denying I.C.R. 35 motions for reduction of sentences, affirmed.
Sara B. Thomas, State Appellate Public Defender; Ben P. McGreevy, Deputy Appellate Public Defender, Boise, for appellant.
Hon. Lawrence G. Wasden, Attorney General; Kenneth K. Jorgensen, Deputy Attorney General, Boise, for respondent.
Before GUTIERREZ, Chief Judge; GRATTON, Judge;
and MELANSON, Judge
PER CURIAM
In Docket No. 40447, Scott Howard Mann pled guilty to possession of a controlled substance. I.C. § 37-2732(c)(1). Mann was accepted to participate in the drug court program, but was later terminated from the program. The district court sentenced Mann to a unified term of six years, with a minimum period of confinement of three years, but retained jurisdiction. Following completion of his rider, the district court suspended Mann's sentence and placed him on probation.
In Docket No. 40448, Mann pled guilty to one count of burglary. I.C. § 18-1401. The district court sentenced Mann to a unified term of six years, with a minimum period of confinement of three years. Mann also admitted to violating the terms of his probation in Docket No. 40447, and the district court revoked probation and ordered execution of Mann's sentence. The district court ordered that Mann's sentences would run concurrently. The district court, however, retained jurisdiction in both cases and Mann was sent to participate in the rider program. The district court thereafter suspended Mann's sentences and placed him on probation.
Mann again admitted to violating the terms of his probation. The district court revoked probation and ordered execution of Mann's sentences in both cases. Mann filed I.C.R 35 motions, which the district court denied. Mann appeals.
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 the new information submitted with Mann's Rule 35 motions, we conclude no abuse of discretion has been shown. Therefore, the district court's orders denying Mann's Rule 35 motions are affirmed.