State v. William Jesse Norman

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF IDAHO

Docket No. 36778

STATE OF IDAHO, ) 2010 Unpublished Opinion No. 626
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Plaintiff-Respondent, ) Filed: September 2, 2010
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v. ) Stephen W. Kenyon, Clerk
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WILLIAM JESSE NORMAN, ) THIS IS AN UNPUBLISHED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,
Kootenai County. Hon. John P. Luster, District Judge.

Judgment of conviction and unified sentence of eight years, with a minimum
period of confinement of four years, for aggravated assault, affirmed.

Molly J. Huskey, State Appellate Public Defender; Justin M. Curtis, 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 LANSING, Chief Judge, GRATTON, Judge
and MELANSON, Judge

PER CURIAM
William Jesse Norman was convicted of aggravated assault, Idaho Code §§ 18-901, 18-
905, 19-2520. The district court imposed a unified sentence of eight years, with a minimum
period of confinement of four years. Norman appeals, contending that the 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 a 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, Norman’s judgment of conviction and sentence are affirmed.

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