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State v. Wood

Court of Appeals of Idaho
Mar 15, 2022
No. 48884 (Idaho Ct. App. Mar. 15, 2022)

Opinion

48884

03-15-2022

STATE OF IDAHO, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. TRACY LAINE WOOD, Defendant-Appellant.

Eric D. Fredericksen, State Appellate Public Defender; Jason C. Pintler, Deputy Appellate Public Defender, Boise, for appellant. Hon. Lawrence G. Wasden, Attorney General; Kenneth K. Jorgensen, Deputy Attorney General, Boise, for respondent.


UNPUBLISHED OPINION

Appeal from the District Court of the Fourth Judicial District, State of Idaho, Ada County. Hon. Cynthia Yee-Wallace, District Judge.

Judgment of conviction and unified sentence of seven years with a minimum period of confinement of three years for possession of methamphetamine, affirmed.

Eric D. Fredericksen, State Appellate Public Defender; Jason C. Pintler, Deputy Appellate Public Defender, Boise, for appellant.

Hon. Lawrence G. Wasden, Attorney General; Kenneth K. Jorgensen, Deputy Attorney General, Boise, for respondent.

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

PER CURIAM

Tracy Laine Wood was found guilty of possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia, Idaho Code §§ 37-2432(c), 37-2734A. A persistent violator enhancement (I.C. § 19-2514) was later added and Wood waived his right to a jury trial for this charge. On the possession charge, the district court imposed a unified term of seven years with three years determinate (enhanced by the persistent violator charge), placed Wood on probation for five years, and imposed credit for time served for the paraphernalia charge. Wood appeals, contending that his sentence is excessive. 1

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). 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, Wood's judgment of conviction and sentence are affirmed. 2


Summaries of

State v. Wood

Court of Appeals of Idaho
Mar 15, 2022
No. 48884 (Idaho Ct. App. Mar. 15, 2022)
Case details for

State v. Wood

Case Details

Full title:STATE OF IDAHO, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. TRACY LAINE WOOD…

Court:Court of Appeals of Idaho

Date published: Mar 15, 2022

Citations

No. 48884 (Idaho Ct. App. Mar. 15, 2022)