State v. Jesse Whitewolf Bruce

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF IDAHO

Docket No. 43913

STATE OF IDAHO, ) 2016 Unpublished Opinion No. 645
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Plaintiff-Respondent, ) Filed: August 18, 2016
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v. ) Stephen W. Kenyon, Clerk
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JESSE WHITEWOLF BRUCE, ) THIS IS AN UNPUBLISHED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 ten years, with a minimum period of
confinement of five years, for involuntary manslaughter, affirmed.

Eric D. Fredericksen, Interim State Appellate Public Defender; Andrea W.
Reynolds, 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
Jesse Whitewolf Bruce pled guilty to involuntary manslaughter, Idaho Code § 18-
4006(2). The district court imposed a unified ten-year sentence, with five years determinate.
Bruce 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, Bruce’s judgment of conviction and sentence are affirmed.

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