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IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF IDAHO

Docket No. 42838

STATE OF IDAHO,

Plaintiff-Respondent,

v.

RODNEY GEIGER,

Defendant-Appellant.

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2015 Unpublished Opinion No. 700

Filed: November 10, 2015

Stephen W. Kenyon, Clerk

THIS IS AN UNPUBLISHED

OPINION AND SHALL NOT

BE CITED AS AUTHORITY

Appeal from the District Court of the First Judicial District, State of Idaho, 

Kootenai County. Hon. Benjamin R. Simpson, District Judge. 

Judgment of conviction and suspended unified sentence of six years, with a 

minimum period of confinement of three years, for delivery of a controlled 

substance, affirmed; order denying I.C.R. 35 motion for reduction of sentence, 

affirmed. 

Sara B. Thomas, 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. 

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Before MELANSON, Chief Judge; GRATTON, Judge;

and HUSKEY, Judge

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PER CURIAM 

Rodney Geiger pled guilty to delivery of a controlled substance. I.C. § 37-2732(a)(1)(A). 

The district court sentenced Geiger to a unified term of six years, with a minimum period of 

confinement of three years. The district court suspended the sentence and placed Geiger on 

probation. Geiger filed an I.C.R 35 motion seeking a reduction in the fine imposed, which the 

district court denied. Geiger appeals.
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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 

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 Geiger’s Rule 35 motion. A 

motion for reduction of sentence under I.C.R. 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, Geiger’s judgment of conviction and sentence, and the district court’s order 

denying Geiger’s Rule 35 motion, are affirmed.