Summary
This Delaware Superior Court order addresses Defendant Eric Lloyd’s Motion for Sentence Reduction filed pursuant to Superior Court Criminal Rule 35(b). After reviewing the motion and the original sentencing record, the Court denied the request to reduce the defendant's ten-year aggravated sentence, finding that the cited mitigating factors were already considered during the initial sentencing hearing. However, the Court granted the defendant's request to participate in the state's Reentry Court program.
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Practice areas
Questions Presented
- Whether the court may reduce the sentence under Rule 35(b) when the motion is filed within the 90‑day period.
- Whether the court may grant participation in Reentry Court.
Holdings
- The court denied the motion for sentence reduction, finding that a modification was not appropriate.
- The court granted the defendant’s request to participate in Reentry Court.
Key quotations
“Under Superior Court Criminal Rule 35(b), “[t]he court may reduce a sentence of imprisonment on a motion made within 90 days after the sentence is imposed.””
“The Court may consider a sentence reduction motion “without presentation, hearing, or argument.””
Factual background
Eric Lloyd pleaded guilty to criminal racketeering, two counts of conspiracy in the second degree, money laundering, and attempting to defeat taxes, and was sentenced to a ten‑year Level V term on February 21, 2025. He filed a motion for sentence reduction on April 23, 2025, citing good behavior, program completion, employment, and housing.
Procedural history
Defendant pleaded guilty to criminal racketeering, two counts of conspiracy, money laundering, and attempting to defeat taxes. He was sentenced to 10 years at Level V on February 21, 2025. On April 23, 2025, within the 90‑day window, he filed a motion to reduce his sentence. The court considered the motion and denied a sentence modification but granted participation in Reentry Court.