State v. Melissa C. Rusokoff ( 2016 )

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF IDAHO
Docket No. 44166
STATE OF IDAHO, ) 2016 Unpublished Opinion No. 755
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Plaintiff-Respondent, ) Filed: October 27, 2016
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v. ) Stephen W. Kenyon, Clerk
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MELISSA C. RUSOKOFF, ) THIS IS AN UNPUBLISHED
) OPINION AND SHALL NOT
Defendant-Appellant. ) BE CITED AS AUTHORITY
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Appeal from the District Court of the Fourth Judicial District, State of Idaho, Ada
County. Hon. Richard D. Greenwood, District Judge.
Judgment of conviction and unified sentence of five years, with a minimum period of
confinement of two years, for possession of a controlled substance, affirmed.
Eric D. Fredericksen, Interim State Appellate Public Defender; Andrea W.
Reynolds, Deputy Appellate Public Defender, Boise, for appellant.
Hon. Lawrence G. Wasden, Attorney General; Lori A. Fleming, Deputy Attorney
General, Boise, for respondent.
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Before MELANSON, Chief Judge; GRATTON, Judge;
and HUSKEY, Judge
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PER CURIAM
Melissa C. Rusokoff pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance, felony, Idaho
Code § 37-2732(c). The district court imposed a unified five-year sentence, with two years
determinate, suspended the sentence, and placed Rusokoff on probation for five years. Rusokoff
appeals, contending that her 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-
15 (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
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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). Applying these standards, and having reviewed the record
in this case, we cannot say that the district court abused its discretion.
Therefore, Rusokoff’s judgment of conviction and sentence are affirmed.
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