State v. Dennis L. Baker

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF IDAHO Docket No. 37651 STATE OF IDAHO, ) 2010 Unpublished Opinion No. 726 ) Plaintiff-Respondent, ) Filed: December 2, 2010 ) v. ) Stephen W. Kenyon, Clerk ) DENNIS L. BAKER, ) THIS IS AN UNPUBLISHED ) OPINION AND SHALL NOT Defendant-Appellant.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 five years, with a minimum period of confinement of one year, for felony driving under the influence, affirmed. Molly J. Huskey, State Appellate Public Defender; Justin M. Curtis, Deputy Appellate Public Defender, Boise, for appellant. Hon. Lawrence G. Wasden, Attorney General; Lori A. Fleming, Deputy Attorney General, Boise, for respondent. ______________________________________________ Before LANSING, Chief Judge; GRATTON, Judge; and MELANSON, Judge PER CURIAM Dennis L. Baker pled guilty to felony driving under the influence. I.C. §§ 18-8004(1)(a), 18-8005(5). In exchange for his guilty plea, an additional DUI charge was dismissed. The district court sentenced Baker to a unified term of five years, with a minimum period of confinement of one year. Baker 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. 1 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, Baker’s judgment of conviction and sentence are affirmed. 2