State of Idaho v. Anna Marie Boothby

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF IDAHO

Docket No. 51837

STATE OF IDAHO, )
) Filed: June 25, 2025
Plaintiff-Respondent, )
) Melanie Gagnepain, Clerk
v. )
) THIS IS AN UNPUBLISHED
ANNA MARIE BOOTHBY, ) OPINION AND SHALL NOT
) BE CITED AS AUTHORITY
Defendant-Appellant. )
)

Appeal from the District Court of the Fourth Judicial District, State of Idaho, Ada
County. Hon. Patrick J. Miller, District Judge.

Judgment of conviction and unified sentence of seven years, with a minimum
period of confinement of one and one-half years, for possession of a controlled
substance with a persistent violator enhancement, affirmed.

Erik R. Lehtinen, State Appellate Public Defender; Kimberly A. Coster, Deputy
Appellate Public Defender, Boise, for appellant.

Hon. Raúl R. Labrador, Attorney General; Kacey L. Jones, Deputy Attorney
General, Boise, for respondent.
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Before GRATTON, Chief Judge; LORELLO, Judge
and TRIBE, Judge
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PER CURIAM
Anna Marie Boothby was found guilty of possession of a controlled substance.1 Idaho
Code § 37-2732(c). Boothby admitted to a persistent violator enhancement. I.C. § 19-2514. The
district court sentenced Boothby to a unified term of seven years, with a minimum period of

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Boothby was also found guilty of possession of drug paraphernalia; however, she does not
challenge this conviction or sentence on appeal.

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confinement of one and one-half years. Boothby filed an Idaho Criminal Rule 35 motion, which
the district court denied.2 Boothby appeals, arguing that her 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). Our role is limited to determining whether reasonable minds could
reach the same conclusion as the district court. State v. Biggs, 168 Idaho 112, 116, 480 P.3d 150,
154 (Ct. App. 2020).
Applying these standards, and having reviewed the record in this case, we cannot say that
the district court abused its discretion. Therefore, Boothby’s judgment of conviction and sentence
are affirmed.

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On appeal, Boothby does not challenge the district court’s denial of her Rule 35 motion for
reduction of sentence.

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