52093 State v. Byiringiro

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF IDAHO

Docket Nos. 52092 & 52093

STATE OF IDAHO, )
) Filed: October 10, 2025
Plaintiff-Respondent, )
) Melanie Gagnepain, Clerk
v. )
) THIS IS AN UNPUBLISHED
KALEHE BYIRINGIRO, ) 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. Derrick J. O’Neill, District Judge.

Judgments of conviction and unified sentence of twenty years, with a minimum
period of confinement of six years, for aggravated battery and use of a deadly
weapon and a concurrent unified sentence of fifteen years, with a minimum period
of confinement of five years, for aggravated assault and use of a deadly weapon,
affirmed.

Erik R. Lehtinen, State Appellate Public Defender; Jacob L. Westerfield, 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, Chief Judge; HUSKEY, Judge;
and LORELLO, Judge
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PER CURIAM
In these consolidated cases, Kalehe Byiringiro pled guilty to aggravated assault, I.C. §§ 18-
901(b) and 18-905(a), and use of a firearm or deadly weapon during the commission of a crime,
I.C. § 19-2520. Byiringiro also pled guilty to aggravated battery, I.C. §§ 18-903(a) and 18-
907(1)(b), and use of a firearm or deadly weapon during the commission of a crime, I.C. § 19-
2520. In exchange for his guilty pleas, additional charges were dismissed and the State agreed not

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to file additional charges. The district court sentenced Byiringiro to a unified term of twenty years,
with a minimum period of confinement of six years, for aggravated battery and use of a deadly
weapon and a concurrent unified term of fifteen years, with a minimum period of confinement of
five years, for aggravated assault and use of a deadly weapon. Byiringiro appeals, arguing that his
sentences are 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-
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, Byiringiro’s judgments of conviction and sentences are affirmed.

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