State v. Ismiel Emannual Meeds

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF IDAHO

Docket No. 43962

STATE OF IDAHO, ) 2016 Unpublished Opinion No. 628
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Plaintiff-Respondent, ) Filed: August 4, 2016
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v. ) Stephen W. Kenyon, Clerk
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ISMIEL EMANNUAL MEEDS, ) THIS IS AN UNPUBLISHED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. Deborah A. Bail, District Judge.

Judgment of conviction and unified sentence of five years, with a minimum
period of confinement of two years, for unlawful possession of a firearm,
affirmed.

Eric D. Fredericksen, Interim State Appellate Public Defender; Jenny C.
Swinford, 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; GUTIERREZ, Judge;
and HUSKEY, Judge
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PER CURIAM
Ismiel Emannual Meeds pled guilty to unlawful possession of a firearm, Idaho Code
§ 18-3316. The district court imposed a unified sentence of five years, with a minimum period
of confinement of two years, to run consecutive to a sentence in a separate case. Meeds 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-

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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). Applying these standards, and having reviewed the record
in this case, we cannot say that the district court abused its discretion.
Therefore, Meeds’ judgment of conviction and sentence are affirmed.

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