State v. Herrera

Jul 6, 2018

Appeal from the District Court of the First Judicial District, State of Idaho, Kootenai County. Hon. John T. Mitchell, District Judge.

Order denying I.C.R. 35 motion for reduction of sentence, affirmed.

Eric D. Fredericksen, State Appellate Public Defender; Elizabeth A. Allred, Deputy Appellate Public Defender, Boise, for appellant.

Hon. Lawrence G. Wasden, Attorney General; Kenneth K. Jorgensen, Deputy Attorney General, Boise, for respondent.

Before GUTIERREZ, Judge; HUSKEY, Judge; and LORELLO, Judge

PER CURIAM

Ronald Vaughn Herrera pled guilty to sexual battery of a minor. I.C. § 18-1508A(1)(c). In exchange for his guilty plea, an additional charge was dismissed. The district court sentenced Herrera to a unified term of twenty-five years, with a minimum period of confinement of ten years. Herrera filed an I.C.R. 35 motion, which the district court denied. Herrera 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 any new information submitted with Herrera‘s Rule 35 motion, we conclude no abuse of discretion has been shown. Therefore, the district court‘s order denying Herrera‘s Rule 35 motion is affirmed.