State v. Michael L. Jockumsen

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF IDAHO

Docket No. 38290

STATE OF IDAHO, ) 2012 Unpublished Opinion No. 315
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Plaintiff-Respondent, ) Filed: January 11, 2012
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v. ) Stephen W. Kenyon, Clerk
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MICHAEL L. JOCKUMSEN, ) THIS IS AN UNPUBLISHED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 Sixth Judicial District, State of Idaho,
Bannock County. Hon. Stephen S. Dunn, District Judge.

Judgment of conviction and unified sentence of eight years, with a minimum
period of confinement of three years, for attempted strangulation, affirmed.

Molly J. Huskey, State Appellate Public Defender; Sarah E. Tompkins, Deputy
Appellate Public Defender, Boise, for appellant.

Hon. Lawrence G. Wasden, Attorney General; Jason M. Gray, Deputy Attorney
General, Boise, for respondent.
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Before GRATTON, Chief Judge; LANSING, Judge;
and MELANSON, Judge

PER CURIAM
Michael L. Jockumsen pled guilty to attempted strangulation. Idaho Code § 18-923(1).
Following appeal and remand for resentencing, the district court imposed a unified term of eight
years, with a minimum period of confinement of three years. Jockumsen 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, Jockumsen’s judgment of conviction and sentence are affirmed.

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