Idaho Court of Appeals, 2024

STATE OF IDAHO, Filed: July 29, 2024, Melanie Gagnepain, Clerk v. THIS IS AN UNPUBLISHED SKYLAR WIND DANCER JOHNSON, OPINION AND SHALL NOT BE CITED AS AUTHORITY

STATE OF IDAHO, Filed: July 29, 2024, Melanie Gagnepain, Clerk v. THIS IS AN UNPUBLISHED SKYLAR WIND DANCER JOHNSON, OPINION AND SHALL NOT BE CITED AS AUTHORITY
Idaho Court of Appeals · Decided July 29, 2024
STATE OF IDAHO, Filed: July 29, 2024, Melanie Gagnepain, Clerk v. THIS IS AN UNPUBLISHED SKYLAR WIND DANCER JOHNSON, OPINION AND SHALL NOT BE CITED AS AUTHORITY

Opinion

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF IDAHO Docket No. 50732 STATE OF IDAHO, ) ) Filed: July 29, 2024 Plaintiff-Respondent, ) ) Melanie Gagnepain, Clerk v. ) ) THIS IS AN UNPUBLISHED SKYLAR WIND DANCER JOHNSON, ) OPINION AND SHALL NOT ) BE CITED AS AUTHORITY Defendant-Appellant.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. Rick Carnaroli, District Judge.

Judgment of conviction and unified sentence of ten years, with a minimum period of incarceration of four years, affirmed.

Erik R. Lehtinen, State Appellate Public Defender; Jacob L. Westerfield, Deputy Appellate Public Defender, Boise, for appellant.

Hon. Raúl R. Labrador, Attorney General; Kenneth K. Jorgensen, Deputy Attorney General, Boise, for respondent. ________________________________________________ Before HUSKEY, Judge; LORELLO, Judge; and TRIBE, Judge ________________________________________________ PER CURIAM Skylar Wind Dancer Johnson pled guilty to assault or battery upon certain personnel, Idaho Code § 18-915(1)(b), with the use of a firearm/deadly weapon, I.C. § 19-2520. In exchange for his guilty plea, an additional charge was dismissed. The district court imposed a unified sentence of ten years, with a minimum period of incarceration of four years. Johnson 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 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, Johnson’s judgment of conviction and sentence are affirmed.

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