Opinion
Docket No. 39769 Docket No. 39770 2013 Unpublished Opinion No. 303
01-03-2013
STATE OF IDAHO, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. MICHAEL LEE ALEO, Defendant-Appellant.
Judgment of conviction and unified sentence of fourteen years, with seven years determinate, for grand theft, affirmed ; judgment of conviction and concurrent, unified sentence of ten years, with seven years determinate, for burglary, affirmed ; orders denying Idaho Criminal Rule 35 motions for reduction of sentence, affirmed . Sara B. Thomas, State Appellate Public Defender; Sally J. Cooley, Deputy Appellate Public Defender, Boise, for appellant. Hon. Lawrence G. Wasden, Attorney General; Lori A. Fleming, Deputy Attorney General, Boise, for respondent.
Stephen W. Kenyon, Clerk
THIS IS AN UNPUBLISHED OPINION AND SHALL NOT BE CITED AS AUTHORITY
Appeal from the District Court of the Fourth Judicial District, State of Idaho, Ada County. Hon. Patrick H. Owen, District Judge.
Judgment of conviction and unified sentence of fourteen years, with seven years determinate, for grand theft, affirmed; judgment of conviction and concurrent, unified sentence of ten years, with seven years determinate, for burglary, affirmed; orders denying Idaho Criminal Rule 35 motions for reduction of sentence, affirmed.
Sara B. Thomas, State Appellate Public Defender; Sally J. Cooley, Deputy Appellate Public Defender, Boise, for appellant.
Hon. Lawrence G. Wasden, Attorney General; Lori A. Fleming, Deputy Attorney General, Boise, for respondent.
Before GUTIERREZ, Chief Judge; LANSING, Judge;
and MELANSON, Judge
PER CURIAM
Pursuant to a plea agreement, Michael Lee Aleo pled guilty to grand theft, Idaho Code §§ 18-2403(1), 18-2407(1)(b), in docket number 39769, and to burglary, I.C. § 18-1401, in docket number 39770. The district court sentenced Aleo to a unified term of fourteen years, with seven years determinate, for the grand theft, and a concurrent, unified term of ten years, with seven years determinate, for the burglary. Aleo filed Idaho Criminal Rule 35 motions in both cases, and the district court denied both motions. Aleo appeals, contending his sentences are excessive and that the district court abused its discretion by denying his Rule 35 motions. The two cases are consolidated on appeal.
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. 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 appeal, we cannot say that the district court abused its discretion.
Next, we review whether the district court erred in denying Aleo's Rule 35 motions. A motion for reduction of sentence under Rule 35 is essentially a plea for leniency, addressed to the sound discretion of the court. State v. Knighton, 143 Idaho 318, 319, 144 P.3d 23, 24 (2006); State v. Allbee, 115 Idaho 845, 846, 771 P.2d 66, 67 (Ct. App. 1989). In presenting a Rule 35 motion, the defendant must show that the sentence is excessive in light of new or additional information subsequently provided to the district court in support of the motion. State v. Huffman, 144 Idaho 201, 203, 159 P.3d 838, 840 (2007). In conducting our review of the grant or denial of a Rule 35 motion, we consider the entire record and apply the same criteria used for determining the reasonableness of the original sentence. State v. Forde, 113 Idaho 21, 22, 740 P.2d 63, 64 (Ct. App. 1987); Lopez, 106 Idaho at 449-51, 680 P.2d at 871-73. Upon review of the record, we conclude no abuse of discretion has been shown.
Therefore, Aleo's judgments of conviction and sentences, and the district court's orders denying Aleo's Rule 35 motions, are affirmed.