Case Title: Carrillo v. State

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State: wyoming

Court: Wyoming Supreme Court

Date: 1970-09-09T00:00:00Z

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Carrillo v. State1995 WY 73895 P.2d 463Case Number: 94-296Decided: 05/18/1995Supreme Court of Wyoming

Ronald 
CARRILLO, Appellant (Defendant),

v.

The STATE of Wyoming, Appellee 
(Plaintiff).

 

Appeal 
from District Court, Natrona County, Dan Spangler, J.

Ronald Carrillo, Rawlins, pro se. 

Joseph B. Meyer, Atty. Gen., 
D. Michael Pauling, Sr. Asst. Atty. Gen., Mark T. Moran, Asst. Atty. Gen., 
Cheyenne, for 
appellee.

Before GOLDEN, C.J., and THOMAS, MACY, TAYLOR and 
LEHMAN, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

[¶1]      Appellant Ronald 
Carrillo seeks review of the district court's order denying his motion for 
reduction of sentence.

[¶2]      We 
affirm.

[¶3]      On March 24, 
1994, Carrillo was sentenced to a term of two and one-half years to three years 
in the Wyoming State Penitentiary. Within the time allowed under WYO. R.CRIM.P. 
35 (1992), Carrillo filed a motion for reduction of that sentence. He supported 
his motion with data demonstrating that his conduct while incarcerated has been 
exemplary, including an "excellent" rating for his work assignment in the 
maximum-unit kitchen and certificates showing successful completion of substance 
abuse programs.

[¶4]      The district 
court has broad discretion in determining whether to reduce a sentence, and we 
will not disturb its decision, absent a clear abuse of discretion. McFarlane v. 
State, 781 P.2d 931, 932 (Wyo. 1989). Carrillo's efforts to serve his debt to 
society constructively are praiseworthy. However, we would be usurping the 
function of the trial court if we were to hold that it is an abuse of discretion 
to deny a motion for sentence reduction only because of a prisoner's commendable 
conduct while incarcerated. Montez v. State, 592 P.2d 1153, 1154 (Wyo. 
1979).

[¶5]      The order of the 
district court is affirmed.