State v. Christopher Jay King

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF IDAHO
Docket Nos. 36773, 36774 & 36804
STATE OF IDAHO, ) 2010 Unpublished Opinion No. 628
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Plaintiff-Respondent, ) Filed: September 8, 2010
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v. ) Stephen W. Kenyon, Clerk
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CHRISTOPHER JAY KING, ) THIS IS AN UNPUBLISHED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. Darla Williamson, Michael E. Wetherell, and Patrick H. Owen,
District Judges.
Order revoking probation and reinstating previously suspended unified seven-year
sentence, with two-year determinate term, for possession of a controlled
substance, affirmed; judgment of conviction and unified sentence of fifteen years,
with a minimum period of confinement of four years, for possession of a
controlled substance with the intent to deliver, affirmed; order revoking probation
and reinstating previously suspended unified fifteen-year sentence, with three-
year determinate term, for possession of a controlled substance with intent to
deliver, 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 GUTIERREZ, Judge; GRATTON, Judge;
and MELANSON, Judge
PER CURIAM
In Docket No. 36773, Christopher Jay King pled guilty to possession of a controlled
substance, I.C. § 37-2732(c). The district court imposed a unified seven-year sentence, with a
two-year determinate term. The district court retained jurisdiction. Following successful
completion of King’s retained jurisdiction, the district court suspended the sentence and placed
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King on probation. This probation was subsequently revoked and the suspended sentence
ordered into execution. On appeal, King does not challenge the district court’s decision to
revoke probation, but argues only that this sentence is excessive and that the district court should
have sua sponte reduced the sentence upon revocation.
In Docket No. 36804, King pled guilty to possession of a controlled substance with the
intent to deliver, I.C. § 37-2732(a). The district court imposed a unified fifteen-year sentence,
with a three-year determinate term, to run concurrent with his sentence in Docket No. 36773.
The district court retained jurisdiction. Following successful completion of King’s retained
jurisdiction, the district court suspended the sentence and placed King on probation. This
probation was subsequently revoked and the suspended sentence ordered into execution. On
appeal, King does not challenge the district court’s decision to revoke probation, but argues only
that this sentence is excessive and that the district court should have sua sponte reduced the
sentence upon revocation.
In Docket No. 36774, King pled guilty to possession of a controlled substance with the
intent to deliver, I.C. § 37-2732(a). The district court imposed a unified fifteen-year sentence,
with a four-year determinate term, to run concurrent with his sentences in Docket Nos. 36773
and 36804. King appeals, asserting that his 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
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).
When we review a sentence that is ordered into execution following a period of
probation, we will examine the entire record encompassing events before and after the original
judgment. State v. Hanington, 148 Idaho 26, 29, 218 P.3d 5, 8 (Ct. App. 2009). We base our
review upon the facts existing when the sentence was imposed as well as events occurring
between the original sentencing and the revocation of probation. Id. Applying these standards,
and having reviewed the records in this case, we cannot say that the district court abused its
discretion.
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Therefore, the orders revoking probation and directing execution of King’s previously
suspended sentences in Docket Nos. 36773 and 36804 as well as his judgment of conviction and
sentence in Docket No. 36774 are affirmed.
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