(DOWNLOAD) "State Idaho v. William Nice" by Supreme Court of Idaho No. 13758 # Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: State Idaho v. William Nice
- Author : Supreme Court of Idaho No. 13758
- Release Date : January 05, 1982
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 54 KB
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The defendant, William Nice, was charged with lewd and lascivious conduct with a minor under the age of sixteen years in violation of I.C. § 18-6607. The defendant pleaded guilty and was sentenced on April 28, 1980, to the Idaho State Penitentiary for an indeterminate term not to exceed ten years. The only issue raised by the defendant on appeal is whether this sentence was excessive. A sentence fixed within the limits prescribed by the statute will ordinarily not be considered an abuse of discretion by the trial court. State v. Dunn, 91 Idaho 870, 434 P.2d 88 (1967). In this case the maximum punishment prescribed by the statute is life so the ten-year sentence was within the statutory limit. However, in exercising that discretion reasonableness is a fundamental requirement, State v. Dillon, 100 Idaho 723, 604 P.2d 737 (1979), and this Court must examine the circumstances of each case to determine whether the punishment imposed is excessive. State v. Weise, 75 Idaho 404, 273 P.2d 97 (1954); State v. French, 95 Idaho 853, 522 P.2d 61 (1974) (Shepard, J., Dissenting).
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