Pocatello, Idaho, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with delivery of drugs while children were present.





In exchange for his guilty plea, the charges in his consolidated case were dismissed. The district court sentenced Denny o a determinate term of three years.[1] In Docket No. 51074, Denny pled guilty to two counts of intimidating a witness. I.C. § 18-2604. In exchange for his guilty plea, additional charges were dismissed. The district court sentenced Denny to two concurrent, determinate terms of five years.[2] Denny appeals, arguing that his sentences are excessive.



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CRIMINAL LAW. SENTENCING. The case involves an appeal regarding the reasonableness of sentences imposed for delivery of a controlled substance where children are present and intimidating a witness, which the defendant argued were excessive. The court upheld the sentences as it found no abuse of discretion by the district court.



CRIMINAL PROCEDURE. GUILTY PLEA AGREEMENTS. The appeal also examined the intersection of plea agreements and sentencing discretion, confirming that the district court acted within its discretion in accepting guilty pleas and imposing consecutive sentences in alignment with agreed dismissals of other charges.



Key Phrases Judgment of conviction. Delivery of a controlled substance. Intimidating a witness. Excessive sentences. District court's discretion.

Affirmed