State of Idaho v. Sindys Daniela Chapas-Mejia

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF IDAHO

Docket No. 49913

STATE OF IDAHO, )
) Filed: June 27, 2023
Plaintiff-Respondent, )
) Melanie Gagnepain, Clerk
v. )
) THIS IS AN UNPUBLISHED
SINDYS DANIELA CHAPAS-MEJIA, ) OPINION AND SHALL NOT
) BE CITED AS AUTHORITY
Defendant-Appellant. )
)

Appeal from the District Court of the Fourth Judicial District, State of Idaho,
Elmore County. Hon. Jonathan Medema, District Judge.

Judgment of conviction and six-year determinate sentence, affirmed.

Eric D. Fredericksen, State Appellate Public Defender; Emily M. Joyce, Deputy
Appellate Public Defender, Boise, for appellant.

Hon. Raúl R. Labrador, Attorney General; Mark W. Olson, Deputy Attorney
General, Boise, for respondent.
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Before LORELLO, Chief Judge; GRATTON, Judge;
and HUSKEY, Judge
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PER CURIAM
Sindys Daniela Chapas-Mejia entered an Alford1 plea to possession of heroin with intent
to deliver, Idaho Code § 37-2732(a)(1)(A). The district court imposed a determinate six-year
sentence. Chapas-Mejia appeals, contending 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);

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See North Carolina v. Alford, 400 U.S. 25 (1970).
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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, Chapas-Mejia’s judgment of conviction and
sentence are affirmed.

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