State v. James Gordon Martin

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF IDAHO

Docket No. 41050

STATE OF IDAHO, ) 2014 Unpublished Opinion No. 364
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Plaintiff-Respondent, ) Filed: February 7, 2014
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v. ) Stephen W. Kenyon, Clerk
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JAMES GORDON MARTIN, ) THIS IS AN UNPUBLISHED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 Fourth Judicial District, State of Idaho, Ada
County. Hon. Michael E. Wetherell, District Judge.

Judgment of conviction and unified sentence of five years, with a minimum
period of confinement of two years, for aggravated battery, affirmed.

Sara B. Thomas, State Appellate Public Defender; Kimberly E. Smith, 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 LANSING, Judge; GRATTON, Judge;
and MELANSON, Judge

PER CURIAM
James Gordon Martin was convicted of aggravated battery, Idaho Code §§ 18-903(a), 18-
907(b). The district court sentenced Martin to a unified term of five years, with a minimum
period of confinement of two years. Martin 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

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

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