State of Idaho v. Dennis Maul Andreasen

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF IDAHO

Docket No. 52885

STATE OF IDAHO, )
) Filed: March 24, 2026
Plaintiff-Respondent, )
) Melanie Gagnepain, Clerk
v. )
) THIS IS AN UNPUBLISHED
DENNIS MAUL ANDREASEN, ) OPINION AND SHALL NOT
) BE CITED AS AUTHORITY
Defendant-Appellant. )
)

Appeal from the District Court of the First Judicial District, State of Idaho,
Kootenai County. Hon. John A. Cafferty, District Judge.

Judgment of conviction and aggregate sentence of ten years, with a minimum
period of incarceration of two years, for burglary and grand theft, affirmed.

Erik R. Lehtinen, State Appellate Public Defender; Jenny C. Swinford, Deputy
Appellate Public Defender, Boise, for appellant.

Hon. Raúl R. Labrador, Attorney General; Kacey L. Jones, Deputy Attorney
General, Boise, for respondent.
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Before GRATTON, Judge; HUSKEY, Judge;
and LORELLO, Judge
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PER CURIAM
Dennis Maul Andreasen pleaded guilty to burglary, Idaho Code § 18-1401, and grand theft,
I.C. § 18-2403(1). In exchange for his guilty plea, additional charges were dismissed. The district
court imposed a unified sentence of six years, with a minimum period of incarceration of two
years, for the burglary charge and a unified sentence of ten years, with a minimum period of two
years, for the grand theft charge.1 Andreasen appeals, contending that his sentences are excessive.

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Andreasen filed an Idaho Criminal Rule 35 motion, which the district court denied.
Andreasen does not challenge the denial of his I.C.R. 35 motion on appeal.
1
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. 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). Our role is limited to determining whether reasonable minds could
reach the same conclusion as the district court. State v. Biggs, 168 Idaho 112, 116, 480 P.3d 150,
154 (Ct. App. 2020).
Applying these standards, and having reviewed the record in this case, we cannot say that
the district court abused its discretion. Therefore, Andreasen’s judgment of conviction and
sentences are affirmed.

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