State v. Richard Brian Bassett

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF IDAHO
Docket No. 43421
STATE OF IDAHO, ) 2016 Unpublished Opinion No. 459
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Plaintiff-Respondent, ) Filed: April 4, 2016
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v. ) Stephen W. Kenyon, Clerk
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RICHARD BRIAN BASSETT, ) THIS IS AN UNPUBLISHED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 First Judicial District, State of Idaho,
Kootenai County. Hon. Fred M. Gibler, District Judge.
Judgment of conviction and determinate three-year sentence for trafficking in
heroin, affirmed.
Sara B. Thomas, State Appellate Public Defender; Sally J. Cooley, Deputy
Appellate Public Defender, Boise, for appellant.
Hon. Lawrence G. Wasden, Attorney General; Jessica M. Lorello, Deputy
Attorney General, Boise, for respondent.
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Before GUTIERREZ, Judge; GRATTON, Judge;
and HUSKEY, Judge
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PER CURIAM
Richard Brian Bassett pled guilty to trafficking in heroin, Idaho Code § 37-2732B(a)(6).
In exchange for his guilty plea, additional charges were dismissed. The district court imposed a
determinate three-year sentence. Bassett appeals, contending 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
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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, Bassett’s judgment of conviction and sentence are affirmed.
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