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State v. Williams

Court of Appeals of Idaho
Oct 29, 2024
No. 50597 (Idaho Ct. App. Oct. 29, 2024)

Opinion

50597

10-29-2024

STATE OF IDAHO, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. WARREN CLAY WILLIAMS, Defendant-Appellant.

Erik R. Lehtinen, State Appellate Public Defender; Jacob L. Westerfield, Deputy Appellate Public Defender, Boise, for appellant. Hon. Raul R. Labrador, Attorney General; Kenneth K. Jorgensen, Deputy Attorney General, Boise, for respondent.


UNPUBLISHED OPINION

Appeal from the District Court of the First Judicial District, State of Idaho, Kootenai County. Hon. Barbara Duggan, District Judge.

Judgment of conviction and unified sentence of twenty-five years, with a minimum period of confinement of ten years, for lewd conduct with a minor child under sixteen, affirmed.

Erik R. Lehtinen, State Appellate Public Defender; Jacob L. Westerfield, Deputy Appellate Public Defender, Boise, for appellant.

Hon. Raul R. Labrador, Attorney General; Kenneth K. Jorgensen, Deputy Attorney General, Boise, for respondent.

Before GRATTON, Chief Judge; HUSKEY, Judge; and TRIBE, Judge

PER CURIAM

Warren Clay Williams entered an Alford plea to lewd conduct with a minor child under sixteen. Idaho Code § 18-1508. In exchange for his guilty plea, an additional charge was dismissed. The district court sentenced Williams to a unified term of twenty-five years, with a minimum period of confinement of ten years. Williams appeals, arguing that his sentence is excessive.

See North Carolina v. Alford, 400 U.S. 25 (1970).

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, 101415 (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). Our role is limited to determining whether reasonable minds could reach the same conclusion as the district court. State v. Biggs, 168 Idaho 112, 116, 480 P.3d 150, 154 (Ct. App. 2020).

Applying these standards, and having reviewed the record in this case, we cannot say that the district court abused its discretion. Therefore, Williams's judgment of conviction and sentence are affirmed.


Summaries of

State v. Williams

Court of Appeals of Idaho
Oct 29, 2024
No. 50597 (Idaho Ct. App. Oct. 29, 2024)
Case details for

State v. Williams

Case Details

Full title:STATE OF IDAHO, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. WARREN CLAY WILLIAMS…

Court:Court of Appeals of Idaho

Date published: Oct 29, 2024

Citations

No. 50597 (Idaho Ct. App. Oct. 29, 2024)