State v. Garcia ( 2019 )


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  •                IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF IDAHO
    Docket No. 46091
    STATE OF IDAHO,                               )
    )   Filed: April 24, 2019
    Plaintiff-Respondent,                  )
    )   Karel A. Lehrman, Clerk
    v.                                            )
    )   THIS IS AN UNPUBLISHED
    JAVIER JUAN GARCIA,                           )   OPINION AND SHALL NOT
    )   BE CITED AS AUTHORITY
    Defendant-Appellant.                   )
    )
    Appeal from the District Court of the Third Judicial District, State of Idaho,
    Canyon County. Hon. Gene A. Petty, District Judge.
    Judgment of conviction and unified sentence of ten years, with a minimum period
    of confinement of six years, for conspiracy to recruit criminal gang
    members, affirmed.
    Eric D. Fredericksen, State Appellate Public Defender; Maya P. Waldron, Deputy
    Appellate Public Defender, Boise, for appellant.
    Hon. Lawrence G. Wasden, Attorney General; Lori A. Fleming, Deputy Attorney
    General, Boise, for respondent.
    ________________________________________________
    Before GRATTON, Chief Judge; LORELLO, Judge;
    and BRAILSFORD, Judge
    ________________________________________________
    PER CURIAM
    Javier Juan Garcia pled guilty to conspiracy to recruit criminal gang members. I.C.
    §§ 18-8504, 18-8505, and 18-1701. The district court sentenced Garcia to a unified term of ten
    years, with a minimum period of confinement of six years. The district court ordered that
    Garcia’s sentence run concurrently with other unrelated sentences. Garcia appeals, arguing that
    his sentence is excessive.
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    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
    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, Garcia’s judgment of conviction and sentence are affirmed.
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