*1 Before GRATTON, Chief Judge; GUTIERREZ, Judge;

and MELANSON, Judge

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PER CURIAM

Kodi A. Wheeler pled guilty to sexual abuse of a child under the age of sixteen. Idaho Code § 18-1506(1)(a). The district court sentenced Wheeler to a unified term of seven years with three years determinate, suspended the sentence, and placed Wheeler on probation. Wheeler subsequently admitted to violating the terms of his probation and the district court revoked his probation but retained jurisdiction. Following the period of retained jurisdiction, the district court relinquished jurisdiction. Wheeler filed a motion to reconsider the order relinquishing jurisdiction, which the district court treated as an Idaho Criminal Rule 35 motion

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and denied the motion. Wheeler appeals, asserting that the district court erred by denying his motion to reconsider the order relinquishing jurisdiction.

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 Wheeler’s Rule 35 motion, we conclude no abuse of discretion has been shown. Therefore, the district court’s order denying Wheeler’s Rule 35 motion is affirmed.

The order of the district court denying Wheeler’s Rule 35 motion to reconsider order relinquishing jurisdiction is affirmed.

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