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State v. Graves

COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF IDAHO
Aug 28, 2017
Docket No. 44866 (Idaho Ct. App. Aug. 28, 2017)

Opinion

Docket No. 44866 Docket No. 44867 2017 Unpublished Opinion No. 559

08-28-2017

STATE OF IDAHO, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. GORDON GRAVES, Defendant-Appellant.

Eric D. Fredericksen, State Appellate Public Defender; Brian R. Dickson, Deputy Appellate Public Defender, Boise, for appellant. Hon. Lawrence G. Wasden, Attorney General; Lori A. Fleming, Deputy Attorney General, Boise, for respondent.


Karel A. Lehrman, Clerk

THIS IS AN UNPUBLISHED OPINION AND SHALL NOT BE CITED AS AUTHORITY

Appeal from the District Court of the Sixth Judicial District, State of Idaho, Bannock County. Hon. Stephen S. Dunn, District Judge. Judgment of conviction and unified sentence of five years, with a minimum period of confinement of three years, for first degree stalking, affirmed; judgement of conviction and concurrent unified sentences of ten years with a minimum period of confinement of four years for possession of stolen property and burglary, affirmed. Eric D. Fredericksen, State Appellate Public Defender; Brian R. Dickson, Deputy Appellate Public Defender, Boise, for appellant. Hon. Lawrence G. Wasden, Attorney General; Lori A. Fleming, Deputy Attorney General, Boise, for respondent. Before GRATTON, Chief Judge; GUTIERREZ, Judge; and HUSKEY, Judge

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PER CURIAM

These cases have been consolidated on appeal. In docket number 44866, Gordon P. Graves pled guilty to stalking in the first degree, Idaho Code §§ 18-7905(1)(a) and/or (b), 18-7906. In docket number 44867, Graves pled guilty to three counts of grand theft by possession of stolen property, and one count of burglary, I.C. §§ 18-2403(4), 18-2407(1), 18-1401-03. The district court imposed a unified sentence of five years with three years determinate for the stalking charge; and concurrent, unified sentences of ten years with four years determinate for the grand theft and burglary charges. Graves appeals asserting that the district court abused its discretion by imposing excessive sentences.

Sentencing is a matter for the trial court's discretion. Both our standard of review and the factors to be considered in evaluating the reasonableness of the sentence are well established and need not be repeated here. See State v. Hernandez, 121 Idaho 114, 117-18, 822 P.2d 1011, 1014-15 (Ct. App. 1991); State v. Lopez, 106 Idaho 447, 449-51, 680 P.2d 869, 871-73 (Ct. App. 1984); State v. Toohill, 103 Idaho 565, 568, 650 P.2d 707, 710 (Ct. App. 1982). When reviewing the length of a sentence, we consider the defendant's entire sentence. State v. Oliver, 144 Idaho 722, 726, 170 P.3d 387, 391 (2007). Applying these standards, and having reviewed the record in this case, we cannot say that the district court abused its discretion.

Therefore, Grave's judgments of conviction and sentences are affirmed.


Summaries of

State v. Graves

COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF IDAHO
Aug 28, 2017
Docket No. 44866 (Idaho Ct. App. Aug. 28, 2017)
Case details for

State v. Graves

Case Details

Full title:STATE OF IDAHO, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. GORDON GRAVES…

Court:COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF IDAHO

Date published: Aug 28, 2017

Citations

Docket No. 44866 (Idaho Ct. App. Aug. 28, 2017)