State v. Eder Melena
State v. Eder Melena
Opinion
IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF IDAHO Docket No. 43665 STATE OF IDAHO, ) 2016 Unpublished Opinion No. 688 ) Plaintiff-Respondent, ) Filed: September 16, 2016 ) v. ) Stephen W. Kenyon, Clerk ) EDER MELENA, ) THIS IS AN UNPUBLISHED ) OPINION AND SHALL NOT Defendant-Appellant. ) BE CITED AS AUTHORITY ) Appeal from the District Court of the Fifth Judicial District, State of Idaho, Jerome County. Hon. John K. Butler, District Judge.
Judgment of conviction and unified sentence of five years, with a minimum period of confinement of one year, for felony eluding a peace officer, affirmed.
Eric D. Fredericksen, Interim 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 MELANSON, Chief Judge; GRATTON, Judge; and HUSKEY, Judge ________________________________________________ PER CURIAM Eder Melena was found guilty of felony eluding a police officer, Idaho Code § 18-1404.
The district court imposed a unified five-year sentence, with one year determinate, and retained jurisdiction. Melena 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- (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 1 722, 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, Melena’s judgment of conviction and sentence are affirmed.
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