Opinion ID: 2570492
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Heading: First Motion to Modify

Text: Defendant filed a motion to modify sentence. The motion was considered at a December 31, 1985, hearing, after receipt of the State Reception and Diagnostic Center (SRDC) report. The SRDC report indicated that defendant was not a suitable candidate for probation, should be viewed as a very dangerous antisocial man with a high likelihood of engaging in antisocial, probably violent behavior in the future, and recommended defendant serve an appropriate sentence. Defendant argued that the negotiated sentence should be followed by the court and the sentence modified to reflect that agreement. The State argued the SRDC report was very negative, much trauma had been caused to the victims, and that the PSI report had also painted a very negative picture of defendant. The State urged the court to deny the motion. Defendant argued that the State's argument was contrary to the plea agreement. Judge Anderson noted that both parties had argued at sentencing for a sentence in accordance with the plea agreement. The judge denied the motion to modify, stating that he had refused to follow the agreement on his own initiative given the facts of the case and the information in the PSI report.