State v. Eder Melena

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF IDAHO

Docket No. 43665

STATE OF IDAHO, ) 2016 Unpublished Opinion No. 688
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Plaintiff-Respondent, ) Filed: September 16, 2016
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v. ) Stephen W. Kenyon, Clerk
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EDER MELENA, ) THIS IS AN UNPUBLISHED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,
Jerome County. Hon. John K. Butler, District Judge.

Judgment of conviction and unified sentence of five years, with a minimum period of
confinement of one year, for felony eluding a peace officer, affirmed.

Eric D. Fredericksen, Interim State Appellate Public Defender; Reed P. Anderson,
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 MELANSON, Chief Judge; GRATTON, Judge;
and HUSKEY, Judge
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PER CURIAM
Eder Melena was found guilty of felony eluding a police officer, Idaho Code § 18-1404.
The district court imposed a unified five-year sentence, with one year determinate, and retained
jurisdiction. Melena 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
the length of a sentence, we consider the defendant’s entire sentence. State v. Oliver, 144 Idaho

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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, Melena’s judgment of conviction and sentence are affirmed.

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