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State v. Davis

COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF IDAHO
Aug 1, 2013
Docket No. 40426 (Idaho Ct. App. Aug. 1, 2013)

Opinion

Docket No. 40426 2013 Unpublished Opinion No. 611

08-01-2013

STATE OF IDAHO, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. HEATHER D. DAVIS, Defendant-Appellant.

Greg S. Silvey, Star, 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THIS IS AN UNPUBLISHED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 Sixth Judicial District, State of Idaho, Bannock County. Hon. Stephen S. Dunn, District Judge.

Judgment of conviction and unified sentence of seven years, with a minimum period of confinement of three years, for possession of a controlled substance, affirmed; order denying I.C.R. 35 motion for reduction of sentence, affirmed.

Greg S. Silvey, Star, for appellant.

Hon. Lawrence G. Wasden, Attorney General; Lori A. Fleming, Deputy Attorney General, Boise, for respondent.

Before LANSING, Judge; GRATTON, Judge;

and MELANSON, Judge

PER CURIAM

Heather D. Davis pled guilty to possession of a controlled substance. I.C. § 37-2732(c)(1). In exchange for her guilty plea, an allegation that Davis was a persistent violator was dismissed. The district court sentenced Davis to a unified term of seven years, with a minimum period of confinement of three years. Davis filed an I.C.R 35 motion, which the district court denied. Davis 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 Davis'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, Davis's judgment of conviction and sentence, and the district court's order denying Davis's Rule 35 motion, are affirmed.


Summaries of

State v. Davis

COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF IDAHO
Aug 1, 2013
Docket No. 40426 (Idaho Ct. App. Aug. 1, 2013)
Case details for

State v. Davis

Case Details

Full title:STATE OF IDAHO, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. HEATHER D. DAVIS…

Court:COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF IDAHO

Date published: Aug 1, 2013

Citations

Docket No. 40426 (Idaho Ct. App. Aug. 1, 2013)