STATE v. CARDENAS

No. 18493.

803 P.2d 1015 (1991)

119 Idaho 109

STATE of Idaho, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Thomas CARDENAS, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Idaho.

January 7, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonathan W. Cottrell, Sandpoint, for defendant-appellant.

Jim Jones, Atty. Gen., James E. Leuenberger, Deputy Atty. Gen., for plaintiff-respondent.


SWANSTROM, Judge.

Thomas Cardenas, also known as Octaviano Garcia Cardenas, appeals from his judgment of conviction for possession of cocaine. Cardenas pled guilty and was given a three-year unified sentence, requiring a one-year minimum period of incarceration. In this appeal, we are asked to determine whether Cardenas' sentence is excessive. We affirm.

Possession of cocaine is a felony which carries a maximum penalty of three years in prison and/or a $5...

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