State v. Derek Dean Holder

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF IDAHO Docket No. 38673 STATE OF IDAHO, ) 2012 Unpublished Opinion No. 434 ) Plaintiff-Respondent, ) Filed: April 4, 2012 ) v. ) Stephen W. Kenyon, Clerk ) DEREK DEAN HOLDER, ) THIS IS AN UNPUBLISHED ) OPINION AND SHALL NOT Defendant-Appellant. ) BE CITED AS AUTHORITY ) Appeal from the District Court of the Second Judicial District, State of Idaho, Nez Perce County. Hon. Carl B. Kerrick, District Judge. Judgment of conviction and unified sentence of twenty-five years, with a minimum period of confinement of seven years, for lewd conduct with a minor under sixteen, affirmed. Sara B. Thomas, State Appellate Public Defender; Spencer J. Hahn, Deputy Appellate Public Defender, Boise, for appellant. Hon. Lawrence G. Wasden, Attorney General; Lori A. Fleming, Deputy Attorney General, Boise, for respondent. ________________________________________________ Before LANSING, Judge; GUTIERREZ, Judge; and MELANSON, Judge PER CURIAM Derek Dean Holder was convicted of lewd conduct with a minor under sixteen, Idaho Code § 18-1508. The district court sentenced Holder to a unified term of twenty-five years, with a minimum period of confinement of seven years. Pursuant to a petition for post-conviction relief, the district court vacated and reentered the judgment. Holder appeals, contending that his 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 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- 1 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). Applying these standards, and having reviewed the record in this case, we cannot say that the district court abused its discretion. Therefore, Holder’s judgment of conviction and sentence are affirmed. 2