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State v. Harkins

COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF IDAHO
Mar 1, 2017
Docket No. 44194 (Idaho Ct. App. Mar. 1, 2017)

Opinion

Docket No. 44194 2017 Unpublished Opinion No. 385

03-01-2017

STATE OF IDAHO, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. VONNIE LYNN HARKINS, 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.


Stephen W. Kenyon, 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THIS IS AN UNPUBLISHED OPINION AND SHALL NOT BE CITED AS AUTHORITY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. Juneal C. Kerrick, District Judge. Judgment of conviction and unified sentence of four years, with a minimum period of confinement of two years, for battery upon a law enforcement officer, 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 GUTIERREZ, Judge; MELANSON, Judge; and HUSKEY, Judge

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PER CURIAM

Vonnie Lynn Harkins was found guilty of battery upon a law enforcement officer, Idaho Code §§ 18-915, 18-903(a). The district court imposed a unified four-year sentence, with two years determinate, suspended the sentence, and placed Harkins on probation. Harkins appeals, contending that her underlying sentence is excessive.

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, Harkins' judgment of conviction and underlying sentence are affirmed.


Summaries of

State v. Harkins

COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF IDAHO
Mar 1, 2017
Docket No. 44194 (Idaho Ct. App. Mar. 1, 2017)
Case details for

State v. Harkins

Case Details

Full title:STATE OF IDAHO, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. VONNIE LYNN HARKINS…

Court:COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF IDAHO

Date published: Mar 1, 2017

Citations

Docket No. 44194 (Idaho Ct. App. Mar. 1, 2017)