STATE v. CONTRERAS

No. 25387.

993 P.2d 625 (2000)

133 Idaho 862

STATE of Idaho, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Jorge CONTRERAS, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Idaho.

Review Denied February 3, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronaldo A. Coulter, Appellate Public Defender, Susan R. Brindle, Deputy Appellate Public Defender, Boise, for appellant.

Hon. Alan G. Lance, Attorney General, Karen A. Hudelson, Deputy Attorney General, Boise, for respondent.


PERRY, Chief Judge.

In this case, we are asked to review a sentence imposed for second degree murder. I.C. §§ 18-4001, -4002, and -4003. We affirm.

After pleading guilty to second degree murder, Jorge Contreras was sentenced to an indeterminate life term of incarceration, with a minimum period of confinement of thirty years. Contreras appeals, claiming that the district court abused its discretion in arriving at the sentence imposed.

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