State v. Michael Patrick Ihler

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF IDAHO

Docket No. 41098

STATE OF IDAHO, ) 2014 Unpublished Opinion No. 508
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Plaintiff-Respondent, ) Filed: May 15, 2014
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v. ) Stephen W. Kenyon, Clerk
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MICHAEL PATRICK IHLER, ) THIS IS AN UNPUBLISHED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 First Judicial District, State of Idaho,
Benewah County. Hon. Fred M. Gibler, District Judge.

Judgment of conviction and unified sentence of seven years, with five years
determinate, for trafficking in marijuana, affirmed.

Sara B. Thomas, State Appellate Public Defender; Jason C. Pintler, Deputy
Appellate Public Defender, Boise, for appellant.

Hon. Lawrence G. Wasden, Attorney General; Kenneth K. Jorgensen, Deputy
Attorney General, Boise, for respondent.
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Before GUTIERREZ, Chief Judge; LANSING, Judge;
and MELANSON, Judge

PER CURIAM
Michael Patrick Ihler was found guilty of trafficking in marijuana. Idaho Code
§ 37-2732B(a)(1)(C). The district court sentenced Ihler to a unified term of seven years, with a
mandatory five years determinate. Ihler appeals, contending 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, Ihler’s judgment of conviction and sentence are affirmed.

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