Opinion ID: 2508259
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Heading: standard of review

Text: Whether a plea agreement has been breached is a question of law to be reviewed by this Court de novo, in accordance with contract law standards. See State v. Barnett, 133 Idaho 231, 234, 985 P.2d 111, 114 (1999); United States v. Bunner, 134 F.3d 1000, 1003 (10th Cir.1998). This Court must consider contractual terms that are implied by the plea agreement as well as those expressly provided. Bunner, 134 F.3d at 1003; See also, State v. Doe, 138 Idaho 409, 410, 64 P.3d 335, 336. Absent a showing of a clear abuse of discretion, a sentence within statutory limits will not be disturbed on appeal. State v. Hedger, 115 Idaho 598, 604, 768 P.2d 1331, 1337 (1989) (citations omitted). The standards for reviewing denial of a motion to reduce sentence under Rule 35 are the same as the standards ... for evaluating whether the original sentence was excessive. State v. Shiloff, 125 Idaho 104, 107, 867 P.2d 978, 981 (1994).