State of Idaho v. Robert Duane Kragerud ( 2010 )

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF IDAHO
Docket No. 37087
STATE OF IDAHO, ) 2010 Unpublished Opinion No. 550
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Plaintiff-Respondent, ) Filed: July 13, 2010
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v. ) Stephen W. Kenyon, Clerk
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ROBERT DUANE KRAGERUD, ) THIS IS AN UNPUBLISHED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. Michael E. Wetherell, District Judge.
Judgment of conviction and unified sentence of seven years, with a minimum
period of confinement of two and one-half years, for possession of a controlled
substance, affirmed.
Molly J. Huskey, State Appellate Public Defender; Sarah E. Tompkins, Deputy
Appellate Public Defender, Boise, for appellant.
Hon. Lawrence G. Wasden, Attorney General; Kenneth K. Jorgensen, Deputy
Attorney General, Boise, for respondent.
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Before LANSING, Chief Judge; GUTIERREZ, Judge;
and MELANSON, Judge
PER CURIAM
Robert Duane Kragerud pled guilty to possession of a controlled substance. I.C. § 37-
2732(c). In exchange for his guilty plea, the state dismissed an allegation that Kragerud was a
persistent violator. The district court sentenced Kragerud to a unified term of seven years, with a
minimum period of confinement of two and one-half years. Kragerud appeals.
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.
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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, Kragerud’s judgment of conviction and sentence are affirmed.
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