State v. Robert Benjamin Brackett

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF IDAHO
Docket No. 37552
STATE OF IDAHO, ) 2011 Unpublished Opinion No. 411
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Plaintiff-Respondent, ) Filed: March 24, 2011
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v. ) Stephen W. Kenyon, Clerk
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ROBERT BENJAMIN BRACKETT, ) THIS IS AN UNPUBLISHED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 Fifth Judicial District, State of Idaho, Twin
Falls County. Hon. G. Richard Bevan, District Judge.
Judgment of conviction and suspended unified sentence of four years, with a
minimum period of confinement of two years, for possession of
methamphetamine, affirmed.
Molly J. Huskey, State Appellate Public Defender; Eric D. Fredericksen, 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 GRATTON, Chief Judge, LANSING, Judge
and GUTIERREZ, Judge
PER CURIAM
Robert Benjamin Brackett was convicted of possession of methamphetamine, Idaho Code
§ 37-2732(c)(1). The district court imposed a unified sentence of four years, with a minimum
period of confinement of two years, but after a period of retained jurisdiction, suspended the
sentence and placed Brackett on supervised probation for three years. Brackett appeals,
contending that the underlying 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 a sentence are well established and
need not be repeated here. See State v. Hernandez, 121 Idaho 114, 117-18, 822 P.2d 1011, 1014-
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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, Brackett’s judgment of conviction and sentence are affirmed.
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