Idaho Court of Appeals, 2023

State of Idaho v. Nadia Ann Willden

State of Idaho v. Nadia Ann Willden
Idaho Court of Appeals · Decided October 30, 2023
State of Idaho v. Nadia Ann Willden

Opinion

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF IDAHO Docket No. 49973 STATE OF IDAHO, ) ) Filed: October 30, 2023 Plaintiff-Respondent, ) ) Melanie Gagnepain, Clerk v. ) ) THIS IS AN UNPUBLISHED NADIA ANN WILLDEN, ) OPINION AND SHALL NOT ) BE CITED AS AUTHORITY Defendant-Appellant. ) ) Appeal from the District Court of the Sixth Judicial District, State of Idaho, Bannock County. Hon. Javier L. Gabiola, District Judge.

Judgment of conviction and suspended concurrent, unified sentences of three years, with minimum periods of confinement of one year, for two counts of delivery of a controlled substance, affirmed.

Erik R. Lehtinen, Interim State Appellate Public Defender; Sally J. Cooley, Deputy Appellate Public Defender, Boise, for appellant.

Hon. Raúl R. Labrador, Attorney General; Justin R. Porter, Deputy Attorney General, Boise, for respondent. ________________________________________________ Before LORELLO, Chief Judge; GRATTON, Judge; and HUSKEY, Judge ________________________________________________ PER CURIAM Nadia Ann Willden was found guilty of two counts of delivery of a controlled substance.

I.C. § 32732(a)(1)(B). The district court sentenced Willden to concurrent, unified term of three years, with minimum periods of confinement of one year. The district court suspended the sentences and placed Willden on probation. Willden appeals, arguing that her sentences are 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 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, Willden’s judgment of conviction and sentences are affirmed.

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