Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2015-01-13 20:03:58.467016+00
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IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF IDAHO

                                       Docket No. 42104

STATE OF IDAHO,                                 )   2015 Unpublished Opinion No. 307
                                                )
       Plaintiff-Respondent,                    )   Filed: January 13, 2015
                                                )
v.                                              )   Stephen W. Kenyon, Clerk
                                                )
RAUL URANGA,                                    )   THIS IS AN UNPUBLISHED
                                                )   OPINION AND SHALL NOT
       Defendant-Appellant.                     )   BE CITED AS AUTHORITY
                                                )

       Appeal from the District Court of the Fourth Judicial District, State of Idaho, Ada
       County. Hon. Richard D. Greenwood, District Judge.

       Judgment of conviction and unified sentence of five years, with a minimum
       period of confinement of two years, for possession of a controlled
       substance, affirmed.

       Sara B. Thomas, State Appellate Public Defender; Elizabeth A. Allred, Deputy
       Appellate Public Defender, Boise, for appellant.

       Hon. Lawrence G. Wasden, Attorney General; Jessica M. Lorello, Deputy
       Attorney General, Boise, for respondent.
                 ________________________________________________

                        Before GUTIERREZ, Judge; LANSING, Judge;
                                  and GRATTON, Judge
                   ________________________________________________

PER CURIAM
       Raul Uranga was found guilty of possession of a controlled substance. I.C. § 37-2732(a).
The district court sentenced Uranga to a unified term of five years, with a minimum period of
confinement of two years. The district court, however, retained jurisdiction and sent Uranga to
participate in the rider program. Uranga appeals, arguing that his sentence is excessive.
       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-

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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, Uranga’s judgment of conviction and sentence are affirmed.

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