Idaho Court of Appeals, 2015

State v. Leslie Gene Trent

State v. Leslie Gene Trent
Idaho Court of Appeals · Decided October 20, 2015

State v. Leslie Gene Trent

Opinion

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF IDAHO Docket No. 42898 STATE OF IDAHO, ) 2015 Unpublished Opinion No. 663 ) Plaintiff-Respondent, ) Filed: October 20, 2015 ) v. ) Stephen W. Kenyon, Clerk ) LESLIE GENE TRENT, ) THIS IS AN UNPUBLISHED ) OPINION AND SHALL NOT Defendant-Appellant. ) BE CITED AS AUTHORITY ) Appeal from the District Court of the Sixth Judicial District, State of Idaho, Bannock County. Hon. Stephen S. Dunn, District Judge.

Judgment of conviction and unified sentence of eight years, with a minimum term of confinement of four years, for felony driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs, affirmed.

Sara B. Thomas, State Appellate Public Defender; Maya P. Waldron, Deputy Appellate Public Defender, Boise, for appellant.

Hon. Lawrence G. Wasden, Attorney General; Lori A. Fleming, Deputy Attorney General, Boise, for respondent. ________________________________________________ Before MELANSON, Chief Judge; GUTIERREZ, Judge; and GRATTON, Judge ________________________________________________ PER CURIAM Leslie Gene Trent pled guilty to felony driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs, Idaho Code §§ 18-8004, 18-8005(5). The district court imposed a unified sentence of eight years, with a minimum term of confinement of four years. Trent appeals, contending that his 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, Trent’s judgment of conviction and sentence are affirmed.

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