Wright v. The State of Wyoming
Annotate this CaseTravis James Wright, found guilty of two counts of sexual exploitation of children, appealed the denial of his motion for sentence reduction by the District Court of Carbon County. He had been sentenced to two concurrent sentences of eight to ten years. Wright filed a pro se motion for sentence reduction, arguing prosecutorial misconduct, the proportionality of his sentence, and providing personal information and letters of support. The Supreme Court of Wyoming affirmed the lower court's decision, noting that the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying the motion. The court explained that it reviews rulings on motions for sentence reduction for abuse of discretion, and the sentencing judge is in the best position to decide about sentence modification. The court found that Wright's claims were not supported by cogent argument and were not appropriate under a Rule 35(b) motion, which cannot be used to attack the validity of a conviction or as a substitute for a properly filed appeal. The court also noted that productive behavior alone does not require the district court to grant a sentence reduction.
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