IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF IDAHO
Docket No. 38961
STATE OF IDAHO, ) 2012 Unpublished Opinion No. 347
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Plaintiff-Respondent, ) Filed: February 3, 2012
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v. ) Stephen W. Kenyon, Clerk
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JORGE ALEXANDER BAIRD, ) THIS IS AN UNPUBLISHED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. Michael E. Wetherell, District Judge.
Judgment of conviction and aggregate sentences of a unified term thirty-seven
years, with a minimum period of confinement of seventeen years, for seven
felonies, affirmed.
Sara B. Thomas, State Appellate Public Defender; Brian R. Dickson, 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 GRATTON, Chief Judge; GUTIERREZ, Judge;
and MELANSON, Judge
PER CURIAM
Jorge Alexander Baird pled guilty to voluntary manslaughter, I.C. § 18-4006(1); felony
eluding a peace officer, I.C. § 49-1404(2)(a)(c); possession of a controlled substance with intent
to deliver, I.C. § 37-2732(a); unlawful possession of a firearm, I.C. § 18-3316; grand theft, I.C.
§§ 18-2403(1) and 18-2407(1)(b)(1), or alternatively grand theft by possession of stolen property
I.C. §§ 18-22403 and 18-2407(1)(b)(1); burglary, I.C. § 18-1401; and concealment of evidence,
I.C. § 18-2603. In exchange for his guilty pleas, eight additional charges were dismissed. The
district court sentenced Baird to a unified term of fifteen years, with a minimum period of
confinement of ten years, for voluntary manslaughter; a determinate term of two years for felony
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eluding a police officer; a unified term of seven years, with a minimum period of confinement of
five years, for possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver; a unified term of
four years, with a minimum period of confinement of two years, for unlawful possession of a
firearm; a determinate term of five years for grand theft; an indeterminate term of two years for
burglary; and a unified term of two years, with a minimum period of confinement of one year,
for concealment of evidence. The district court ordered that Baird’s sentences all be served
consecutively, thus making his aggregate sentence a unified term of thirty-seven years, with a
minimum period of confinement of seventeen years. Baird 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 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
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, Baird’s judgment of conviction and sentences are affirmed.
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