State of Idaho v. SAMUEL HERNANDEZ DELEON

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF IDAHO Docket No. 53280 STATE OF IDAHO, ) ) Filed: June 2, 2026 Plaintiff-Respondent, ) ) Melanie Gagnepain, Clerk v. ) ) THIS IS AN UNPUBLISHED SAMUEL HERNANDEZ DELEON, ) OPINION AND SHALL NOT ) BE CITED AS AUTHORITY Defendant-Appellant. ) ) Appeal from the District Court of the Fifth Judicial District, State of Idaho, Twin Falls County. Hon. Benjamin J. Cluff, District Judge.

Appeal dismissed.

Erik R. Lehtinen, State Appellate Public Defender; Jenny C. Swinford, Deputy Appellate Public Defender, Boise, for appellant.

Hon. Raúl R. Labrador, Attorney General; Kacey L. Jones, Deputy Attorney General, Boise, for respondent. ________________________________________________ Before TRIBE, Chief Judge; HUSKEY, Judge; and LORELLO, Judge ________________________________________________ PER CURIAM Mindful that Samuel Hernandez DeLeon has fully served his sentence, he appeals and argues that his sentence is excessive.

A case becomes moot when the issues presented are no longer live or the defendant lacks a legally cognizable interest in the outcome. Murphy v. Hunt, 455 U.S. 478, 481 (1982); Bradshaw v. State, 120 Idaho 429, 432, 816 P.2d 986, 989 (1991). Even where a question is moot, there are three exceptions to the mootness doctrine: (1) when there is the possibility of collateral legal consequences imposed on the person raising the issue; (2) when the challenged conduct is likely to evade judicial review and thus is capable of repetition; and (3) when an otherwise moot issue raises concerns of substantial public interest. State v. Barclay, 149 Idaho 6, 8, 232

1 P.3d 327, 329 (2010). The relief DeLeon has requested on appeal cannot be granted because he has already served his sentence. Therefore, any judicial relief from this Court would have no effect on either party. See id. Therefore, the appeal from DeLeon’s judgment of conviction and sentence is dismissed.