50119 State v. Midthun

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF IDAHO

Docket Nos. 50118/50119

STATE OF IDAHO, )
) Filed: July 10, 2023
Plaintiff-Respondent, )
) Melanie Gagnepain, Clerk
v. )
) THIS IS AN UNPUBLISHED
CRYSTAL ANN MIDTHUN, ) OPINION AND SHALL NOT
) BE CITED AS AUTHORITY
Defendant-Appellant. )
)

Appeal from the District Court of the Sixth Judicial District, State of Idaho,
Bannock County. Hon. Javier Gabiola, District Judge.

Judgments of conviction and aggregate unified sentence of fourteen years, with a
minimum period of incarceration of seven years, for grand theft, illegal possession
of a weapon, and possession of a controlled substance, affirmed.

Eric D. Fredericksen, State Appellate Public Defender; Andrea W. Reynolds,
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 LORELLO, Chief Judge; GRATTON, Judge;
and HUSKEY, Judge
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PER CURIAM
This appeal involves two consolidated cases. In Docket No. 50118, Crystal Ann Midthun
pled guilty to grand theft, Idaho Code § 18-2403(1), and the district court imposed a unified
fourteen-year sentence, with a minimum period of incarceration of seven years. In Docket
No. 50119, Midthun pled guilty to unlawful possession of a weapon, I.C. § 18-3316(1), and
possession of a controlled substance, I.C. § 37-2732(c)(1). The district court imposed a
determinate five-year sentence for unlawful possession of a weapon and a unified seven-year
sentence, with a minimum period of incarceration of five years, for the possession of controlled

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substance. The sentences were ordered to run concurrently. In exchange for her guilty pleas,
additional charges were dismissed. Midthun appeals, contending that her sentences are excessive.
Specifically, Midthun asserts the district court abused its discretion by failing to retain jurisdiction.
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). That discretion includes
the trial court’s decision regarding whether to retain jurisdiction. I.C. § 19-2601(3), (4); State v.
Reber, 138 Idaho 275, 278, 61 P.3d 632, 635 (Ct. App. 2002); State v. Lee, 117 Idaho 203, 205-
06, 786 P.2d 594, 596-97 (Ct. App. 1990). The record in this case shows that the district court
properly considered the information before it and determined that retaining jurisdiction was not
appropriate.
Applying these standards, and having reviewed the record in this case, we cannot say that
the district court abused its discretion. Therefore, Midthun’s judgments of conviction and
sentences are affirmed.

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