IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF IDAHO
Docket No. 39421
STATE OF IDAHO, ) 2012 Unpublished Opinion No. 701
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Plaintiff-Respondent, ) Filed: November 1, 2012
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v. ) Stephen W. Kenyon, Clerk
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CASEY RICHARD LEE ROBERTS, ) THIS IS AN UNPUBLISHED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. Timothy Hansen, District Judge.
Judgment of conviction and concurrent unified sentences of ten years with two
years determinate for one count of burglary and one count of grand
theft, affirmed; order relinquishing jurisdiction, affirmed.
Sara B. Thomas, State Appellate Public Defender; Shawn F. Wilkerson, 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 LANSING, Judge; GUTIERREZ, Judge;
and MELANSON, Judge
PER CURIAM
Casey Richard Lee Roberts was convicted of one count of burglary, Idaho Code §§ 18-
1401, 18-204; and one count of grand theft, I.C. §§ 18-2403(1)(b), 18-2407(1), 18-204. The
district court imposed concurrent unified sentences of ten years with two years determinate,
suspended the sentences, and placed Roberts on probation with the requirement that he
participate in drug court. Roberts was discharged from drug court and the district court revoked
his probation, but retained jurisdiction. At the conclusion of the retained jurisdiction program,
the court relinquished jurisdiction and ordered execution of Roberts’ sentences. Roberts appeals
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the court’s decision to relinquish jurisdiction and contends that the court abused its discretion in
failing to sua sponte reduce his sentences upon relinquishing jurisdiction.
The decision as to whether to place a defendant on probation or, instead, to relinquish
jurisdiction is committed to the discretion of the sentencing court. State v. Hernandez, 122 Idaho
227, 230, 832 P.2d 1162, 1165 (Ct. App. 1992); State v. Lee, 117 Idaho 203, 786 P.2d 594 (Ct.
App. 1990); State v. Toohill, 103 Idaho 565, 567, 650 P.2d 707, 709 (Ct. App. 1982). Therefore,
a decision to relinquish jurisdiction will not be disturbed on appeal except for an abuse of
discretion. State v. Chapman, 120 Idaho 466, 816 P.2d 1023 (Ct. App. 1991). The record in this
case shows that the district court properly considered the information before it and determined
that probation was not appropriate. We hold that the district court did not abuse its discretion,
and we therefore affirm the order relinquishing jurisdiction.
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); Toohill, 103 Idaho at 568, 650 P.2d at 710. 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). Applying the foregoing standards, and having reviewed the record in this case, we
cannot say that the district court abused its discretion in ordering execution of Roberts’ original
sentences, without modification. Therefore, the order relinquishing jurisdiction and directing
execution of Roberts’ previously suspended sentences is affirmed.
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