Opinion ID: 2318671
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Text: We often have said that a Rule 35 motion to reduce a sentence is essentially a plea for leniency. Chase, 9 A.3d at 1253 (quoting State v. Mendoza, 958 A.2d 1159, 1161 (R.I.2008)). Absent a showing that `the sentence is without justification and grossly disparate from sentences generally imposed for similar offenses,' Dyer, 14 A.3d at 227, such a motion may be granted if the court decides on reflection or on the basis of changed circumstances that the sentence originally imposed was, for any reason, unduly severe. Chase, 9 A.3d at 1253 (quoting Mendoza, 958 A.2d at 1161). Here, the trial justice carefully considered the defendant's submissions, exercised his discretion appropriately, and emphatically concluded that the original sentence was not unduly severe. For the reasons stated in this opinion, we affirm the order of the Superior Court. The record shall be remanded to the Superior Court.