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State v. McDonald

COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF IDAHO
Nov 29, 2016
Docket No. 44100 (Idaho Ct. App. Nov. 29, 2016)

Opinion

Docket No. 44100 2016 Unpublished Opinion No. 792

11-29-2016

STATE OF IDAHO, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. JOEL JODYLEE McDONALD JR., Defendant-Appellant.

Eric D. Fredericksen, State Appellate Public Defender; Elizabeth Ann Allred, 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THIS IS AN UNPUBLISHED OPINION AND SHALL NOT BE CITED AS AUTHORITY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 Seventh Judicial District, State of Idaho, Bonneville County. Hon. Bruce L. Pickett, District Judge. Judgment of conviction and unified sentence of five years, with a minimum period of confinement of two years, for fleeing or attempting to elude a peace officer, affirmed. Eric D. Fredericksen, State Appellate Public Defender; Elizabeth Ann Allred, Deputy Appellate Public Defender, Boise, for appellant. Hon. Lawrence G. Wasden, Attorney General; Lori A. Fleming, Deputy Attorney General, Boise, for respondent. Before MELANSON, Chief Judge; GRATTON, Judge; and HUSKEY, Judge

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PER CURIAM

Joel Jodylee McDonald, Jr. pled guilty to fleeing or attempting to elude a peace officer. Idaho Code § 49-1404(1)(2)(a)(b)(c). The district court sentenced McDonald to a unified term of five years with two years determinate to run consecutive to sentences in two unrelated cases. McDonald appeals asserting that the district court abused its discretion by imposing an excessive sentence.

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


Summaries of

State v. McDonald

COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF IDAHO
Nov 29, 2016
Docket No. 44100 (Idaho Ct. App. Nov. 29, 2016)
Case details for

State v. McDonald

Case Details

Full title:STATE OF IDAHO, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. JOEL JODYLEE McDONALD JR.…

Court:COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF IDAHO

Date published: Nov 29, 2016

Citations

Docket No. 44100 (Idaho Ct. App. Nov. 29, 2016)