State v. Mark Lane Goodson

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF IDAHO

Docket No. 43977

STATE OF IDAHO, ) 2016 Unpublished Opinion No. 649
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Plaintiff-Respondent, ) Filed: August 19, 2016
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v. ) Stephen W. Kenyon, Clerk
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MARK LANE GOODSON, ) THIS IS AN UNPUBLISHED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. Jason D. Scott, District Judge.

Judgment of conviction and unified sentence of seven years, with a minimum
period of confinement of two years, for possession of a controlled substance,
affirmed.

Eric D. Fredericksen, Interim State Appellate Public Defender; Ben P. McGreevy,
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; GRATTON, Judge;
and HUSKEY, Judge
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PER CURIAM
Mark Lane Goodson pled guilty to possession of a controlled substance. Idaho Code
§ 37-2732(c). The district court imposed the sentence agreed upon by the parties: a unified
sentence of seven years with two years determinate. Goodson appeals asserting that the district
court abused its discretion by imposing an excessive sentence.
The doctrine of invited error applies to estop a party from asserting an error when his or
her own conduct induces the commission of the error. State v. Atkinson, 124 Idaho 816, 819, 864
P.2d 654, 657 (Ct. App. 1993). One may not complain of errors one has consented to or

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acquiesced in. State v. Caudill, 109 Idaho 222, 226, 706 P.2d 456, 460 (1985); State v. Lee, 131
Idaho 600, 605, 961 P.2d 1203, 1208 (Ct. App. 1998). In short, invited errors are not reversible.
State v. Gittins, 129 Idaho 54, 58, 921 P.2d 754, 758 (Ct. App. 1996). This doctrine applies to
sentencing decisions as well as rulings made during trial. State v. Griffith, 110 Idaho 613, 614,
716 P.2d 1385, 1386 (Ct. App. 1986).
Therefore, Goodson’s judgment of conviction and sentence are affirmed.

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