State v. Jacques N. Olson

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF IDAHO

Docket No. 40746

STATE OF IDAHO, ) 2013 Unpublished Opinion No. 673

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Plaintiff-Respondent, ) Filed: September 20, 2013

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v. ) Stephen W. Kenyon, Clerk

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JACQUES N. OLSON aka JEREMY ) THIS IS AN UNPUBLISHED OLSON, ) OPINION AND SHALL NOT

) BE CITED AS AUTHORITY Defendant-Appellant. )

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Appeal from the District Court of the Fourth Judicial District, State of Idaho, Ada County. Hon. Cheri C. Copsey, District Judge.

Judgment of conviction and unified sentence of seven years, with a minimum period of confinement of two years, for possession of a controlled substance, affirmed.

Sara B. Thomas, State Appellate Public Defender; Justin M. Curtis, Deputy Appellate Public Defender, Boise, for appellant.

Hon. Lawrence G. Wasden, Attorney General; Lori A. Fleming, Deputy Attorney General, Boise, for respondent.

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Before GUTIERREZ, Chief Judge; GRATTON, Judge; and MELANSON, Judge

PER CURIAM

Jacques N. Olson Aka Jeremy Olson pled guilty to possession of a controlled substance. I.C. § 37-2732(c). In exchange for his guilty plea, an additional charge was dismissed. The district court sentenced Olson to a unified term of seven years, with a minimum period of confinement of two years. 1 Olson appeals.

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, Olson’s judgment of conviction and sentence are affirmed.