Buckingham v. State
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The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the district court denying Defendant's motion for sentence reduction, holding that the district court erred in ruling that the motion was untimely but that the error was harmless.
After a jury trial, Defendant was found guilty of several crimes, including aggravated burglary. The court sentenced Defendant to a total of twelve to twenty years followed by seven years of probation. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) the district court erred in ruling that Defendant's motion for sentence reduction was untimely, but the error was harmless; and (2) the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying Defendant's motion for sentence reduction.
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