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State v. Landers

COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF IDAHO
May 6, 2019
Docket No. 46336 (Idaho Ct. App. May. 6, 2019)

Opinion

Docket No. 46336

05-06-2019

STATE OF IDAHO, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. MATTHEW EDWARD LANDERS, Defendant-Appellant.

Eric D. Fredericksen, State Appellate Public Defender; Reed P. Anderson, 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THIS IS AN UNPUBLISHED OPINION AND SHALL NOT BE CITED AS AUTHORITY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 Third Judicial District, State of Idaho, Canyon County. Hon. Gene A. Petty, District Judge. Judgment of conviction and unified sentence of twenty years, with a minimum period of confinement of five years, for sexual abuse of a minor under sixteen, affirmed. Eric D. Fredericksen, State Appellate Public Defender; Reed P. Anderson, 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; LORELLO, Judge; and BRAILSFORD, Judge

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PER CURIAM

Matthew Edward Landers pled guilty to sexual abuse of a child under sixteen. I.C. § 18-1506. In exchange for his guilty plea, additional charges were dismissed. The district court sentenced Landers to a unified term of twenty years, with a minimum period of confinement of five years. Landers appeals.

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, Landers's judgment of conviction and sentence are affirmed.


Summaries of

State v. Landers

COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF IDAHO
May 6, 2019
Docket No. 46336 (Idaho Ct. App. May. 6, 2019)
Case details for

State v. Landers

Case Details

Full title:STATE OF IDAHO, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. MATTHEW EDWARD LANDERS…

Court:COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF IDAHO

Date published: May 6, 2019

Citations

Docket No. 46336 (Idaho Ct. App. May. 6, 2019)