State v. Kenneth S. Dick

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF IDAHO Docket No. 43667 STATE OF IDAHO, ) 2016 Unpublished Opinion No. 568 ) Plaintiff-Respondent, ) Filed: June 16, 2016 ) v. ) Stephen W. Kenyon, Clerk ) KENNETH S. DICK, ) THIS IS AN UNPUBLISHED ) OPINION AND SHALL NOT Defendant-Appellant.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. Samuel A. Hoagland, District Judge. Order denying Idaho Criminal Rule 35 motion for reduction of sentence, affirmed. Sara B. Thomas, State Appellate Public Defender; Andrea W. Reynolds, 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; GUTIERREZ, Judge; and HUSKEY, Judge ________________________________________________ PER CURIAM Kenneth S. Dick pled guilty to felony domestic violence, Idaho Code §§ 18-918(2), 18- 903(b). The district court imposed a unified sentence of ten years, with a minimum period of confinement of four years. Dick filed an Idaho Criminal Rule 35 motion for reduction of sentence, which the district court denied. Dick 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 1 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 Dick’s Rule 35 motion, we conclude no abuse of discretion has been shown. Therefore, the district court’s order denying Dick’s Rule 35 motion is affirmed. 2