State of Idaho v. Connorton Keith Patterson

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF IDAHO

Docket No. 50352

STATE OF IDAHO, )
) Filed: August 29, 2023
Plaintiff-Respondent, )
) Melanie Gagnepain, Clerk
v. )
) THIS IS AN UNPUBLISHED
CONNORTON KEITH PATTERSON, ) OPINION AND SHALL NOT
) BE CITED AS AUTHORITY
Defendant-Appellant. )
)

Appeal from the District Court of the Fourth Judicial District, State of Idaho, Ada
County. Hon. Michael J. Reardon, District Judge.

Judgment of conviction and unified sentence of fifteen years with a minimum
period of confinement of three years for attempted strangulation, and a concurrent
unified sentence of fifteen years with a minimum period of confinement of three
years for felony domestic violence in the presence of a child, affirmed.

Eric D. Fredericksen, State Appellate Public Defender; Jenny C. Swinford,
Deputy Appellate Public Defender, Boise, for appellant.

Hon. Raúl R. Labrador, Attorney General; Kenneth K. Jorgensen, 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
Connorton Keith Patterson was found guilty of attempted strangulation and felony
domestic violence in the presence of a child, Idaho Code §§ 18-923, 18-918(2), 18-903(a), 18-
918(4). The district court imposed a unified sentence of fifteen years with three years
determinate for attempted strangulation, a concurrent unified term of fifteen years with three
years determinate for felony domestic violence in the presence of a child, and retained
jurisdiction. The district court subsequently relinquished jurisdiction. Patterson appeals,
contending that his sentence is excessive.

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

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