STATE v. MARTINES

No. 14836.

673 P.2d 441 (1983)

105 Idaho 841

STATE of Idaho, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Jose Gonsales MARTINES, aka: Jose G. Martinez, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Idaho.

December 8, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael E. Powers, Twin Falls, for defendant-appellant.

Lynn E. Thomas, Sol. Gen., Boise, for plaintiff-respondent.


PER CURIAM.

Jose Martines appeals from an indeterminate thirty-year sentence in the custody of the State Board of Correction, imposed following his plea of guilty to rape. Martines argues that the district court abused its discretion by imposing an excessive sentence. We modify the sentence to twenty-five years, indeterminate.

We first note the familiar standard for appellate review of a sentence. It is well settled that the primary responsibility for sentencing...

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