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State v. Nelson

COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF IDAHO
Aug 21, 2012
Docket No. 39429 (Idaho Ct. App. Aug. 21, 2012)

Opinion

Docket No. 39429 2012 Unpublished Opinion No. 598

08-21-2012

STATE OF IDAHO, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. WESTON KENNETH NELSON, Defendant-Appellant.

Sara B. Thomas, State Appellate Public Defender; Sarah E. Tompkins, 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THIS IS AN UNPUBLISHED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, Bingham County. Hon. Darren B. Simpson, District Judge.
Order denying I.C.R. 35 motion for reduction of sentence, affirmed.
Sara B. Thomas, State Appellate Public Defender; Sarah E. Tompkins, Deputy Appellate Public Defender, Boise, for appellant.
Hon. Lawrence G. Wasden, Attorney General; Lori A. Fleming, Deputy Attorney General, Boise, for respondent.

Before GRATTON, Chief Judge; LANSING, Judge;

and GUTIERREZ, Judge

PER CURIAM

Weston Kenneth Nelson pled guilty to burglary, Idaho Code §§ 18-1401, 18-1403. The district court imposed a unified sentence of ten years with six years determinate. Nelson filed an Idaho Criminal Rule 35 motion, which the district court denied. Nelson appeals from the denial of his Rule 35 motion.

A Rule 35 motion is a request for leniency which is addressed to the sound discretion of the sentencing 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, 159 P.3d 838 (2007). Our focus on review is upon the nature of the offense and the character of the offender. State v. Reinke, 103 Idaho 771, 772, 653 P.2d 1183, 1184 (Ct. App. 1982). Where a sentence is not illegal, the appellant must show that it is unreasonably harsh in light of the primary objective of protecting society and the related goals of deterrence, rehabilitation and retribution. State v. Broadhead, 120 Idaho 141, 145, 814 P.2d 401, 405 (1991), overruled on other grounds by State v. Brown, 121 Idaho 385, 825 P.2d 482 (1992); State v. Toohill, 103 Idaho 565, 568, 650 P.2d 707, 710 (Ct. App. 1982).

Having reviewed the record, including any new information submitted with Nelson's Rule 35 motion, we find no abuse of discretion in the district court's denial of the motion. Accordingly, the district court's order denying Nelson's I.C.R. 35 motion is affirmed.


Summaries of

State v. Nelson

COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF IDAHO
Aug 21, 2012
Docket No. 39429 (Idaho Ct. App. Aug. 21, 2012)
Case details for

State v. Nelson

Case Details

Full title:STATE OF IDAHO, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. WESTON KENNETH NELSON…

Court:COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF IDAHO

Date published: Aug 21, 2012

Citations

Docket No. 39429 (Idaho Ct. App. Aug. 21, 2012)