State v. Joshua S. Gonzales

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF IDAHO
Docket No. 40485
STATE OF IDAHO, ) 2014 Unpublished Opinion No. 373
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Plaintiff-Respondent, ) Filed: February 12, 2014
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v. ) Stephen W. Kenyon, Clerk
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JOSHUA S. GONZALES, ) THIS IS AN UNPUBLISHED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 Third Judicial District, State of Idaho,
Payette County. Hon. Susan E. Wiebe, District Judge.
Judgment of conviction and unified sentence of five years, with a minimum
period of confinement of one year, for trafficking in marijuana, affirmed.
Sara B. Thomas, State Appellate Public Defender; Justin M. Curtis, 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 GUTIERREZ, Chief Judge; LANSING, Judge;
and GRATTON, Judge
PER CURIAM
Joshua S. Gonzales was found guilty of trafficking in marijuana. Idaho Code § 37-
2732B(a)(1)(A). The district court sentenced Gonzales to a unified term of five years, with a
minimum period of confinement of one year. Gonzales appeals asserting that the district court
abused its discretion by imposing an excessive sentence.
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, Gonzales’ judgment of conviction and sentence are affirmed.
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