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State v. Tyler

COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF IDAHO
Oct 26, 2017
Docket No. 44891 (Idaho Ct. App. Oct. 26, 2017)

Opinion

Docket No. 44891 2017 Unpublished Opinion No. 634

10-26-2017

STATE OF IDAHO, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. JAKE STEVEN TYLER, 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.


Karel A. Lehrman, Clerk

THIS IS AN UNPUBLISHED OPINION AND SHALL NOT BE CITED AS AUTHORITY

Appeal from the District Court of the Fourth Judicial District, State of Idaho, Ada County. Hon. Samuel A. Hoagland, District Judge. Judgment of conviction / order retaining jurisdiction and unified sentence of seven years, with a minimum period of confinement of three years, for possession of a controlled substance, 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 GRATTON, Chief Judge; GUTIERREZ, Judge; and HUSKEY, Judge

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PER CURIAM

Jake Steven Tyler pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance, Idaho Code § 37-2732(c)(1)(F). The district court imposed a unified seven-year sentence, with three years determinate, suspended the sentence, and retained jurisdiction. Tyler appeals, contending that his 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, Tyler's judgment of conviction and sentence are affirmed.


Summaries of

State v. Tyler

COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF IDAHO
Oct 26, 2017
Docket No. 44891 (Idaho Ct. App. Oct. 26, 2017)
Case details for

State v. Tyler

Case Details

Full title:STATE OF IDAHO, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. JAKE STEVEN TYLER…

Court:COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF IDAHO

Date published: Oct 26, 2017

Citations

Docket No. 44891 (Idaho Ct. App. Oct. 26, 2017)