State of Idaho v. Shannon Shay Jennings

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF IDAHO

Docket No. 51862

STATE OF IDAHO, )
) Filed: April 9, 2025
Plaintiff-Respondent, )
) Melanie Gagnepain, Clerk
v. )
) THIS IS AN UNPUBLISHED
SHANNON SHAY JENNINGS, ) OPINION AND SHALL NOT
) BE CITED AS AUTHORITY
Defendant-Appellant. )
)

Appeal from the District Court of the First Judicial District, State of Idaho,
Shoshone County. Hon. Barbara Duggan, District Judge.

Order relinquishing jurisdiction, affirmed.

Erik R. Lehtinen, 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 GRATTON, Chief Judge; HUSKEY, Judge;
and TRIBE, Judge
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PER CURIAM
Shannon Shay Jennings pled guilty to unlawful possession of a firearm, Idaho Code § 18-
3316(1), and felony possession of a controlled substance, methamphetamine, I.C. § 37-2732(c)(1).
In exchange for her guilty plea, additional charges were dismissed. The district court imposed a
unified sentence of five years, with a minimum period of incarceration of two years, and a unified
sentence of four years, with a minimum period of incarceration of two years, respectively. The
court ordered the sentences to run concurrently and retained jurisdiction. Following a period of
retained jurisdiction, the district court relinquished jurisdiction. Jennings appeals, contending that
the district court abused its discretion in relinquishing jurisdiction instead of granting probation.

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We note that the decision to place a defendant on probation or whether, instead, to
relinquish jurisdiction over the defendant is a matter within the sound discretion of the district
court and will not be overturned on appeal absent an abuse of that discretion. State v. Hood, 102
Idaho 711, 712, 639 P.2d 9, 10 (1981); 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 probation was not appropriate. We hold that Jennings
has failed to show that the district court abused its discretion in relinquishing jurisdiction.
The order of the district court relinquishing jurisdiction is affirmed.

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