State of Idaho v. Gregory Howard Bass

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF IDAHO

Docket No. 50002

STATE OF IDAHO, )
) Filed: May 26, 2023
Plaintiff-Respondent, )
) Melanie Gagnepain, Clerk
v. )
) THIS IS AN UNPUBLISHED
GREGORY HOWARD BASS, ) OPINION AND SHALL NOT
) BE CITED AS AUTHORITY
Defendant-Appellant. )
)

Appeal from the District Court of the First Judicial District, State of Idaho,
Shoshone County. Hon. Barbara Duggan, District Judge.

Judgment of conviction and two concurrent unified life sentences, with a minimum
period of confinement of twenty years, for two counts of lewd conduct with a minor
under sixteen, affirmed.

Eric D. Fredericksen, State Appellate Public Defender; Elizabeth A. Allred, 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
Gregory H. Bass pleaded guilty to two counts of lewd conduct with a minor under sixteen,
Idaho Code § 18-1508. In exchange for his guilty pleas, addition charges were dismissed. The
district court imposed two concurrent unified life sentences, with a minimum period of
incarceration of twenty years. Bass appeals, contending that his sentences are 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). 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, Bass’s judgment of conviction and sentence are
affirmed.

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