IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF IDAHO
Docket No. 38776
STATE OF IDAHO, ) 2012 Unpublished Opinion No. 388
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Plaintiff-Respondent, ) Filed: March 5, 2012
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v. ) Stephen W. Kenyon, Clerk
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WARNELL TRENT TURNER, ) THIS IS AN UNPUBLISHED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. Ronald J. Wilper, District Judge.
Judgment of conviction and unified sentence of ten years, with a minimum period
of confinement of three years, for felony operating a motor vehicle while under
the influence of alcohol, affirmed; order denying Idaho Criminal Rule 35 motion
for reduction of sentence, affirmed.
Sara B. Thomas, State Appellate Public Defender; Jason C. Pintler, Deputy
Appellate Public Defender, Boise, for appellant.
Hon. Lawrence G. Wasden, Attorney General; Jessica M. Lorello, Deputy
Attorney General, Boise, for respondent.
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Before GRATTON, Chief Judge; GUTIERREZ, Judge;
and MELANSON, Judge
PER CURIAM
Warnell Trent Turner pled guilty to felony operating a motor vehicle while under the
influence of alcohol. Idaho Code §§ 18-8004, 18-8005(9). The district court sentenced Turner
to a unified term of ten years, with a minimum period of confinement of three years. Turner
filed an Idaho Criminal Rule 35 motion, which the district court denied. Turner appeals.
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.
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
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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.
Next, we review whether the district court erred in denying Turner’s Rule 35 motion. A
motion for reduction of sentence under Idaho Criminal Rule 35 is essentially a plea for leniency,
addressed to the sound discretion of the court. State v. Knighton, 143 Idaho 318, 319, 144 P.3d
23, 24 (2006); State v. Allbee, 115 Idaho 845, 846, 771 P.2d 66, 67 (Ct. App. 1989). In
presenting a Rule 35 motion, the defendant must show that the sentence is excessive in light of
new or additional information subsequently provided to the district court in support of the
motion. State v. Huffman, 144 Idaho 201, 203, 159 P.3d 838, 840 (2007). In conducting our
review of the grant or denial of a Rule 35 motion, we consider the entire record and apply the
same criteria used for determining the reasonableness of the original sentence. State v. Forde,
113 Idaho 21, 22, 740 P.2d 63, 64 (Ct. App. 1987); Lopez, 106 Idaho at 449-51, 680 P.2d at
871-73. Upon review of the record, we conclude no abuse of discretion has been shown.
Therefore, Turner’s judgment of conviction and sentence, and the district court’s order
denying Turner’s Rule 35 motion, are affirmed.
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State v. Warnell Trent Turner
Combined Opinion