State v. Patricia Grace Workman ( 2015 )


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  •                IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF IDAHO
    Docket No. 43244
    STATE OF IDAHO,                                )   2015 Unpublished Opinion No. 753
    )
    Plaintiff-Respondent,                   )   Filed: December 7, 2015
    )
    v.                                             )   Stephen W. Kenyon, Clerk
    )
    PATRICIA GRACE WORKMAN,                        )   THIS IS AN UNPUBLISHED
    )   OPINION AND SHALL NOT
    Defendant-Appellant.                    )   BE CITED AS AUTHORITY
    )
    Appeal from the District Court of the Fourth Judicial District, State of Idaho, Ada
    County. Hon. George D. Carey, District Judge.
    Judgment of conviction and sentence, affirmed.
    Sara B. Thomas, State Appellate Public Defender; Jenevieve C. Swinford, 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; GUTIERREZ, Judge;
    and HUSKEY, Judge
    ________________________________________________
    PER CURIAM
    Patricia Grace Workman pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance, felony,
    I.C. § 19-2513. A plea agreement was reached where, in part, Workman would plead guilty to
    possession of a controlled substance, felony, and in exchange, the State would dismiss other
    charges and recommend a five-year indeterminate sentence. At the sentence hearing, the State
    and Workman requested the district court impose an indeterminate five-year sentence. The
    district court imposed an indeterminate five-year sentence. Workman appeals contending that
    her sentence is excessive.
    The doctrine of invited error applies to estop a party from asserting an error when his or
    her own conduct induces the commission of the error. State v. Atkinson, 
    124 Idaho 816
    , 819, 864
    
    1 P.2d 654
    , 657 (Ct. App. 1993). One may not complain of errors one has consented to or
    acquiesced in. State v. Caudill, 
    109 Idaho 222
    , 226, 
    706 P.2d 456
    , 460 (1985); State v. Lee, 
    131 Idaho 600
    , 605, 
    961 P.2d 1203
    , 1208 (Ct. App. 1998). In short, invited errors are not reversible.
    State v. Gittins, 
    129 Idaho 54
    , 58, 
    921 P.2d 754
    , 758 (Ct. App. 1996). This doctrine applies to
    sentencing decisions as well as rulings made during trial. State v. Griffith, 
    110 Idaho 613
    , 614,
    
    716 P.2d 1385
    , 1386 (Ct. App. 1986).
    Therefore, Workman’s judgment of conviction and sentence are affirmed.
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Document Info

Filed Date: 12/7/2015

Precedential Status: Non-Precedential

Modified Date: 4/18/2021