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State v. Crossley

COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF IDAHO
Oct 19, 2012
Docket No. 38888 (Idaho Ct. App. Oct. 19, 2012)

Opinion

Docket No. 38888 2012 Unpublished Opinion No. 684

10-19-2012

STATE OF IDAHO, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. ELIZABETH CASSIDY CROSSLEY, Defendant-Appellant.

Sara B. Thomas, State Appellate Public Defender; Shawn F. Wilkerson, 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THIS IS AN UNPUBLISHED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 First Judicial District, State of Idaho, Kootenai County. Hon. John P. Luster, District Judge.
Judgment of conviction and unified sentence of five years, with a minimum period of confinement of two years, for felony injury to a child, affirmed; order denying I.C.R. 35 motion for reduction of sentence, affirmed.
Sara B. Thomas, State Appellate Public Defender; Shawn F. Wilkerson, Deputy Appellate Public Defender, Boise, for appellant.
Hon. Lawrence G. Wasden, Attorney General; Lori A. Fleming, Deputy Attorney General, Boise, for respondent.

Before LANSING, Judge; GUTIERREZ, Judge;

and MELANSON, Judge

PER CURIAM

Elizabeth Cassidy Crossley pled guilty to felony injury to a child. I.C. § 18-1501(1). In exchange for her guilty plea, an additional charge was dismissed. The district court sentenced Crossley to a unified term of five years, with a minimum period of confinement of two years. Crossley filed an I.C.R 35 motion, which the district court denied. Crossley 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. 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.

Next, we review whether the district court erred in denying Crossley's Rule 35 motion. A motion for reduction of sentence under I.C.R. 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, Crossley's judgment of conviction and sentence, and the district court's order denying Crossley's Rule 35 motion, are affirmed.


Summaries of

State v. Crossley

COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF IDAHO
Oct 19, 2012
Docket No. 38888 (Idaho Ct. App. Oct. 19, 2012)
Case details for

State v. Crossley

Case Details

Full title:STATE OF IDAHO, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. ELIZABETH CASSIDY CROSSLEY…

Court:COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF IDAHO

Date published: Oct 19, 2012

Citations

Docket No. 38888 (Idaho Ct. App. Oct. 19, 2012)