Court Opinion

ID: 9542883
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-07 16:39:53.956009+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T15:09:10.775333
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ADDENDUM
Upon Denial of Petition for Rehearing
PER CURIAM.
By petition for rehearing, Ruiz asks for a further review of two points. First, he contends the trial court erred by refusing to give the accomplice instruction he had requested. See n. 8, supra. Second, he asserts the evidence was insufficient to establish that he left the slaughtered doe on White Bird Hill with the intent to waste the deer.
With regard to Ruiz’ first point, we decline to address it on the merits. So far as we can glean from the record before us, it appears the instruction issue was never raised on the appeal from the magistrate division to the district court, and it was not raised before us until asserted in Ruiz’ petition for rehearing. It is well settled that when an appeal is taken from an appellate court to a higher appellate court, the appellant may not raise issues different from those which he presented in the first appeal. Centers v. Yehezkely, 109 Idaho 216, 706 P.2d 105 (Ct.App.1985). Consequently, that issue will not be entertained.
As to the second point, Ruiz argues that the evidence showed he left the doe’s carcass on the hillside with the intent to return and to retrieve it the next day. Consequently, he submits that the jury could not infer with the intended to waste the animal. We are not persuaded by this argument. We note that there was no evidence presented to show that Ruiz in fact returned or attempted to retrieve the deer. Throughout the trial Ruiz disclaimed any responsibility for the animal. It was within the province of the jury to draw reasonable inferences from the evidence, including an inference of Ruiz’ intent. An inference that Ruiz intended to waste the deer would not be unreasonable in light of the evidence.
Accordingly, we adhere to our lead opinion. The petition for rehearing is denied.