Idaho Court of Appeals, 2025

State of Idaho v. Michael Fernando Robayo Pulido

State of Idaho v. Michael Fernando Robayo Pulido
Idaho Court of Appeals · Decided November 17, 2025
State of Idaho v. Michael Fernando Robayo Pulido

Opinion

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF IDAHO Docket No. 52434 STATE OF IDAHO, ) ) Filed: November 17, 2025 Plaintiff-Respondent, ) ) Melanie Gagnepain, Clerk v. ) ) THIS IS AN UNPUBLISHED MICHAEL FERNANDO ROBAYO ) OPINION AND SHALL NOT PULIDO, ) BE CITED AS AUTHORITY ) Defendant-Appellant. ) ) Appeal from the District Court of the Fourth Judicial District, State of Idaho, Ada County. Hon. Cynthia Yee-Wallace, District Judge.

Judgment of conviction and unified sentence of ten years, with a minimum period of incarceration of two years, for grand theft, affirmed.

Erik R. Lehtinen, State Appellate Public Defender; Kierra W. Mai, Deputy Appellate Public Defender, Boise, for appellant.

Hon. Raúl R. Labrador, Attorney General; Kacey L. Jones, Deputy Attorney General, Boise, for respondent. ________________________________________________ Before HUSKEY, Judge; LORELLO, Judge; and TRIBE, Judge ________________________________________________ PER CURIAM Michael Fernando Robayo Pulido pleaded guilty to one count of grand theft, Idaho Code §§ 18-2403(1), -2407(1)(b), -2409, -204. In exchange for Robayo Pulido’s guilty plea, other charges were dismissed and the State agreed to withhold the filing of additional charges. The district court imposed a unified sentence of ten years, with a minimum period of incarceration of two years. Robayo Pulido appeals, arguing the sentence imposed 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, Robayo Pulido’s judgment of conviction and sentence are affirmed.

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