State of Idaho v. Ronda Ann Luna

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF IDAHO

Docket No. 51547

STATE OF IDAHO, )
) Filed: December 3, 2024
Plaintiff-Respondent, )
) Melanie Gagnepain, Clerk
v. )
) THIS IS AN UNPUBLISHED
RONDA ANN LUNA, ) OPINION AND SHALL NOT
) BE CITED AS AUTHORITY
Defendant-Appellant. )
)

Appeal from the District Court of the Fourth Judicial District, State of Idaho, Ada
County. Hon. Samuel A. Hoagland, District Judge.

Order denying I.C.R. 35 motion for reconsideration of sentence, affirmed.

Erik R. Lehtinen, State Appellate Public Defender; Sally J. Cooley, Deputy
Appellate Public Defender, Boise, for appellant.

Hon. Raúl R. Labrador, Attorney General; Kenneth K. Jorgensen, Deputy Attorney
General, Boise, for respondent.
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Before GRATTON, Chief Judge; HUSKEY, Judge;
and LORELLO, Judge
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PER CURIAM
Ronda Ann Luna pled guilty to possession of a controlled substance. Idaho Code § 37-
2732(c)(1). The district court sentenced Luna to a unified term of seven years with one year
determinate. Luna filed an Idaho Criminal Rule 35 motion, which the district court denied. Luna
appeals asserting that the district court abused its discretion by denying the 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

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v. Huffman, 144 Idaho 201, 203, 159 P.3d 838, 840 (2007). Upon review of the record, including
any new information submitted with Luna’s Rule 35 motion, we conclude no abuse of discretion
has been shown. Therefore, the district court’s order denying Luna’s Rule 35 motion is affirmed.

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