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IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF IDAHO Docket No. 44462 STATE OF IDAHO, ) 2017 Unpublished Opinion No. 477 ) Plaintiff-Respondent, ) Filed: May 31, 2017 ) v. ) Stephen W. Kenyon, Clerk ) JUSTINE JULIANNE HICKERSON, ) THIS IS AN UNPUBLISHED ) OPINION AND SHALL NOT Defendant-Appellant. ) BE CITED AS AUTHORITY ) Appeal from the District Court of the First Judicial District, State of Idaho, Kootenai County. Hon. Scott L. Wayman, District Judge. Order relinquishing jurisdiction, affirmed. Eric D. Fredericksen, State Appellate Public Defender; Ben P. McGreevy, 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; GUTIERREZ, Judge; and HUSKEY, Judge ________________________________________________ PER CURIAM Justine Julianne Hickerson pled guilty to felony operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, Idaho Code § 18-8004. The district court imposed a unified sentence of three years, with a minimum period of confinement of one and one-half years, suspended the sentence and placed Hickerson on probation. Subsequently, Hickerson violated the terms of her probation, and the district court revoked probation and ordered execution of the underlying sentence. The district court retained jurisdiction, and Hickerson was sent to participate in the rider program. After Hickerson completed her rider, the district court relinquished jurisdiction. Hickerson appeals, claiming that the district court erred by refusing to grant probation. 1 We note that the decision to place a defendant on probation or whether, instead, to relinquish jurisdiction over the defendant is a matter within the sound discretion of the district court and will not be overturned on appeal absent an abuse of that discretion. State v. Hood,
102 Idaho 711, 712,
639 P.2d 9, 10 (1981); State v. Lee,
117 Idaho 203, 205-06,
786 P.2d 594, 596- 97 (Ct. App. 1990). The record in this case shows that the district court properly considered the information before it and determined that probation was not appropriate. We hold that Hickerson has failed to show that the district court abused its discretion in relinquishing jurisdiction. The order of the district court relinquishing jurisdiction is affirmed. 2
Document Info
Filed Date: 5/31/2017
Precedential Status: Non-Precedential
Modified Date: 4/17/2021