Idaho Supreme Court Criminal Opinions

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      Release Date Docket# Case Name Opinion 
      Summary
      Video Archive Video*
      Notes

      Nov 7, 2024

      51269 State v. Wilde Opinion
      Summary

      Restitution; Idaho Code section 37-2732(k); Appellant Waiver

      Nov 5, 2024

      52327 Creech v. State Opinion
      Summary

      Cruel and unusual, double jeopardy, failed execution attempt, second attempted execution

      Nov 4, 2024

      49848 State v. Soliz Opinion
      Summary

      Idaho Code section 37-2739C(2); Overdose Immunity; As A Result Of; Sole Cause

      August 7, 2024

      49919 State v. Martin Opinion
      Summary

      "Specific Instances of Sexual Behavior"; Impeachment; I.R.E. 412(b) and (c)

      August 2, 2024

      50130 State v. Karst Opinion
      Summary

      Invalidated Conviction; Fees; Subject Matter Jurisdiction; Personal Jurisdiction; Due Process

      July 15, 2024

      51046 Araiza v. State Opinion
      Summary

      Petition for Post-Conviction Relief; I.R.C.P. 60(b)

      July 3, 2024

      50971 Hollis v. State Opinion
      Summary

      Post-Conviction Relief I.R.C.P. 11.3; Motion to Withdraw; Motion to Continue; Abuse of Discretion. 

      July 1, 2024

      49921 State v. Bujak Opinion
      Summary

      Credit for time served; Idaho Criminal Rule 35(c); I.C. § 19-2603; I.C. § 19-2601.

      June 28, 2024

      49412 State v. Ish Opinion
      Summary

      Speedy trial; reattachment of speedy trial right on retrial; prejudicial delay; change of venue; challenging a juror for cause; sentencing upon second conviction; I.C.R. 35.

      June 27, 2024

      49269 State v. Campbell Opinion
      Summary

      PETITION FOR REHEARING GRANTED - Fourth Amendment; motion to suppress; de facto arrest; officer safety; inevitable discovery.

      June 20, 2024

      49930 State v. Shackelford Opinion
      Summary

      I.C.R. 36; I.C.R. 35(a); Sentencing; Judgment; Correction

      June 13, 2024

      49435 State v. Al Muthafar Opinion
      Summary

      Hearsay; Statements made for Medical Diagnosis and Treatment; Foundational Requirements of I.R.E. 803(4); Motion to Dismiss the Information; Harmless Error

      June 6, 2024

      50538 State v. Goullette Opinion
      Summary

      Alford Plea; Knowing, Voluntary, and Intelligent Plea

      June 6, 2024

      49376 State v. Barr Opinion
      Summary

      I.C. § 19-2520G(3); Idaho Constitution Article V, section 13; Separation of Powers; Consecutive Sentence

      May 30, 2024

      50927 State v. Hawking Opinion
      Summary

      Restitution; Crime Victims; Idaho Code section 19-5304

      May 21, 2024

      49786 Marsalis v. State Opinion
      Summary

      Post-Conviction Relief; Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Strickland Prejudice; Interstate Agreement on Detainers; Speedy Trial Right

      May 1, 2024

      50701 State v. Buehler Opinion
      Summary

      I.C. § 18-8006; Aggravated DUI; Intervening and Superseding Cause; BAC Evidence

      April 3, 2024

      50765 State v. Rose Opinion
      Summary

      Idaho Criminal Rule 35(b); Idaho Criminal Rule 38(b)(1); Idaho Criminal Rule 45; Subject Matter Jurisdiction

      April 1, 2024

      48808 State v. Van Zanten Opinion
      Summary

      Traffic stop; reasonable suspicion; commercial vehicle

      Feb 29, 2024

      50026 State v. Johnson Opinion
      Summary

      Idaho Rule of Evidence 608(b); Idaho Rule of Evidence 403; Theft Conviction; Character for Truthfulness

      Feb 9, 2024

      51229 Creech v. State Opinion
      Summary

      Sua Sponte Dismissal of Successive Petition For Post-Conviction Relief; Idaho Code section 19-2719; Evolving Standards of Decency

      Feb 9, 2024

      50336 Creech v. State Opinion
      Summary

      Shinn v. Ramirez, 596 U.S. 366 (2022); Triggering Event; Successive Petition for Post-Conviction Relief; Ineffective Assistance of Post-Conviction Counsel

      Feb 8, 2024

      49079 State v. Green Opinion
      Summary

      Cell Phone Data Extraction; Sixth Amendment's Confrontation Clause; Authentication; I.R.E. 901(b) (testimony of a witness with knowledge "that an item is what it is claimed to be")

      Feb 8, 2024

      50523 State v. Parsons Opinion
      Summary

      Sixth Amendment; Confrontation Clause; Testimonial Statements; Forensic Interviews; Primary Purpose Test

      January 31, 2024

      49266 State v. Rodriguez Opinion
      Summary

      Sleeping or Inattentive Juror; Juror Misconduct; Motion for a New Trial; I.C.R. 34; I.C. § 19-2406(3)

      Dec 20, 2023

      48949 State v. Rambo Opinion
      Summary

      Relevancy; Expert Opinion Testimony; Lay Opinion Testimony; Idaho Rule of Evidence 103; Idaho Rule of Evidence 401; Idaho Rule of Evidence 403; Idaho Rule of Evidence 602; Idaho Rule of Evidence 701; Idaho Rule of Evidence 702; Harmless Error

      Dec 19, 2023

      49492 State v. Thompson Opinion
      Summary

      No Contact Order; Abuse of Discretion; Domestic Violence

      Dec 6, 2023

      48939 State v. Augerlavoie Opinion
      Summary

      Idaho Rule of Evidence 605; Judicial Testimony; Fundamental Error

      Dec 5, 2023

      48677 Abdullah v. State Opinion
      Summary

      Post-Conviction relief in Capital Case; Statute of Limitations; I.C. § 19-2719 ("known or reasonably should be known"); Brady material; material or prejudicial impeachment information; verdict worthy of confidence.

      Dec 5, 2023

      49207 State v. Kimbley, III Opinion
      Summary
      Fundamental Error; Issue Preservation; Right to a Public Trial; Evidence of Flight; Prosecutorial Misconduct; I.R.E. 403.

      Nov 17, 2023

      49358 State v. Oldenburg Opinion
      Summary
      Sealing Court Records; I.C. § 67-3004(10); I.C.A.R. 32

      Nov 9, 2023

      48839 State v. Harrell Opinion
      Summary
      Right to Jury Trial; Peremptory Challenges; COVID-19 Pandemic; Idaho Const. Article I, §§ 7, 13; U.S. Constitution Fourteenth Amendment Due Process.

      October 27, 2023

      48846 Hooley v. State Opinion Substitute
      Summary
      Post-Conviction; Summary Dismissal; Actual Innocence; Time-Barred; Brady Material.

      October 4, 2023

      49255 State v. Monroe Opinion
      Summary
      Lesser Included Offense Instructions; Reasonable View of the Evidence; I.C. § 19-2132(b); Battery on an Officer; I.C. § 18-915(3); Resisting or Obstructing an Officer

      Sept 29, 2023

      50470 State v. Ramos Opinion
      Summary
      Motion to Suppress; Fourth Amendment; Impoundment; Inventory Search

      Sept 20, 2023

      50078 State v. Pendleton Opinion
      Summary
      Challenges to Drug Dog's Reliability; Discovery of Drug Dog's History; I.C.R. 16(b)(4); Unduly Burdensome Discovery Request; Scope of Prosecutor's "Possession, Custody, or Control."

      Sept 11, 2023

      50430 Bracali-Gambino v. State Opinion
      Summary
      Post-Conviction Relief; Major Contraband; Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Persistent Violator

      Sept 5, 2023

      49619 State v. John Doe  Opinion
      Summary
      Interlocutory Appeal; Juvenile Corrections Act; I.C. § 20-528; Statutory Interpretation

      August 30, 2023

      49029 State v. Head Opinion
      Summary
      Restitution; Civil Process; Exculpatory Evidence; Due Process

      August 18, 2023

      48825 State v. Wilson Opinion Substitute
      Summary
      Persistent Violator Enhancement; Unlawful Possession of a Firearm; Judicial Notice; Foreign Statute; Idaho Code section 18-3316; Prior Conviction

      August 15, 2023

      49099 State v. Bell Opinion
      Summary
      Warrantless Arrest of Completed Misdemeanor; Collective Knowledge Doctrine; State v. Clarke, 165 Idaho 393, 446 P.3d 451 (2019)

      July 20, 2023

      49241 State v. Miller Opinion
      Summary
      Fundamental Error; Sentencing Enhancement; Sufficiency of the Evidence; Trial Error.

      July 12, 2023

      47522 State v. Lankford Opinion
      Summary
      Late Disclosure of Evidence; Law of the Case Doctrine; Speedy Trial.

      June 28, 2023

      49305 Bahr v. State Opinion
      Summary
      Post-conviction relief; statute of limitations; I.C. § 19-4902(a); equitable tolling; lack-of-access to Idaho courts; reasonable diligence

      June 22, 2023

      47871 Hall v. State Opinion Substitute
      Summary
      Ineffective Assistance of Appellate Counsel; Post-Conviction Relief; Death Sentence.

      June 7, 2023

      48985 State v. Anderson Opinion
      Summary
      Fatal Variance; Issue Preservation; Included Offense;Sentencing Discretion. 

      May 2, 2023

      48522 State v. Ingraham Opinion
      Summary
      I.C. § 19-2604; I.C. § 19-2514; Persistent violator enhancement; Sentencing enhancement; COVID 19 precautions; Presentation of evidence; Failure to raise an issue; Voir Dire; Amendment of judgment.

      April 24, 2023

      50482 Associated Press v. Second Judicial District Opinion
      Summary
      Original Jurisdiction; Media Standing to Challenge "gag" Orders; Prerequisites for Extraordinary Relief; Writs of Mandamus and Prohibition.

      April 19, 2023

      49095 State v. Jane Doe (2021-38) Opinion
      Summary
      Battery; Self-Defense; I.C. § 19-202A; I.C.J.I. 1517 and 1518; Juvenile Corrections Act

      March 24, 2023

      49210 State v. Pool Opinion
      Summary
      Terms of Probation; Consent Exception to the Warrant Requirement; Idaho Const. Article 1, § 17; Fourth Amendment; Waiver; Motion to Suppress.

      March 21, 2023

      48920 State v. Plata Iniguez Opinion
      Summary
      Warrantless arrest of a completed misdemeanor; State v. Clarke, 165 Idaho 393, 446 P.3d 451 (2019); Exclusionary Rule; Causal Nexus; Reasonable "mistake of law" Exception.

      March 21, 2023

      49958 State v. Ogden Opinion
      Summary
      Invited Error Doctrine; Excited Utterance; Completeness Doctring; Relevancy; PSI; Redline.

      March 20, 2023

      48119 State v. Dorff Opinion
      Summary
      Drug dog sniff; Fourth Amendment; Common law trespass to chattel; Exterior of Vehicle; Intermeddling; State v. Howard, 169 Idaho 496 P.3d 865 (2021); State v. Randall, 169 Idaho 358, 496 P.3d 844 (2021); United States v. Jones, 565 U.S. 400 (2012).

      March 10, 2023

      49980 State v. Leavitt Opinion
      Summary
      I.R.E. 404(b); Notice; "Good Cause Shown"; Propensity Evidence; I.R.E. 403; Harmless Error

      March 7, 2023

      49270 State v. Maahs Opinion
      Summary
      Motion to Suppress; De Facto Arrest; Investigatory Detention; Exclusionary Rule.

      March 1, 2023

      49122 State v. Singh Opinion
      Summary
      Idaho Criminal Rule 5.2(c); Idaho Criminal Rule 54(i); Idaho Court Administrative Rule 25(g); Inherent authority of trial court.

      February 13, 2023

      49161 Hernandez v. State Opinion
      Summary
      Petition for Post-Conviction; Rebuttable Presumption; Sworn Statement

      February 10, 2023

      49703 Rodriquez v. State Opinion
      Summary
      Petition for post-conviction; Summary dismissal; Mailbox Rule; Idaho Rule of Civil Procedure 2.2

      February 8, 2023

      49565 State v. Roman-Lopez Opinion
      Summary
      Hearsay standard of review; Hearsay and implied assertions; Harmless error; Hearsay and out-of-court drawings; Redlining the presentence investigation report.

      February 8, 2023

      48758 State v. Marsh Opinion
      Summary
      Fourth Amendment; Informant's Tip; Known Informants; Reasonable Suspicion; Investigatory Detention; Motion to Suppress.

      February 8, 2023

      49037 State v. Cuenca Opinion
      Summary
      Covid-19 pandemic; Medical mask order; Confrontation Clause; Sixth Amendment; Maryland v. Craig, 497 U.S. 836 (1990).

      February 1, 2023

      49840 State v. Greer Opinion
      Summary
      Presentence investigation report; Redline; Record sufficiency; Charge dismissal; Sentence.

      January 30, 2023

      49886 Stark v. State Opinion
      Summary
      Petition for Post-Conviction; Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Standing

      Dec. 9, 2022

      49573 State v. Adams Opinion
      Summary
      Restitution; Petit Theft; Grand Theft; Statutory Interpretation

      Dec. 7, 2022

      49128 Schiermeier v. State Opinion
      Summary
      Post-Conviction; Ultra Vires; Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Professional Conduct

      Nov. 2, 2022

      48301 & 48302 State v. Ogden Opinion
      Summary
      I.R.E. 412(b); I.R.E. 403; PSI Requirements

      Nov. 2, 2022

      48138 State v. Adkins Opinion
      Summary
      Felony Concealment of Evidence; I.C. § 18-2603; Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466 (2002); Adjudicative Fact; Legal Fact

      Nov. 1, 2022

      48633 State v. Lancaster Opinion
      Summary
      I.C. § 19-608; Idaho Const. art. I, § 17; Notice Requirements for Arrest; State v. Sutterfield; Correcting Information in PSI

      October 4, 2022

      49271 State v. Vivian Opinion
      Summary
      Motion to Suppress; Adverse Ruling; Issue Preservation; Exclusionary Rule; Inevitable Discovery Exception

      September 19, 2022

      49460 State v. Miramontes Opinion
      Summary
      Preservation; Fourth Amendmend; search and seizure

      September 9, 2022

      45832/45833/45834/45835 State v. Fox Opinion
      Summary
      I.C.R. 8(a); joinder of charges; I.C.R. 14; severance of charges; I.R.E. 404(b); excited utterance exception; prosecutorial misconduct; harmless error; cumulative error doctrine; I.C.R. 35

      September 2, 2022

      49461 State v. Smith Opinion
      Summary
      I.R.E. 401 (relevancy); motive; harmless error; mistrial; re-opening a case; abuse of discretion; I.R.E. 701 (lay opinion testimony); I.R.E. 702 (expert opinion testimony); I.C. § 19-5304 (restitution for crime victims)

      August 31, 2022

      48817 State v. Moore Opinion
      Summary
      Miranda; 5th and 6th Amendments; invoked right to counsel; coerced and involuntary confessions; preliminary hearing; I.C. § 19-815A

      August 30, 2022

      47179 Dunlap v. State Opinion Substitute
      Summary
      Post-conviction; Brady; Napue; Strickland; ineffective assistance of counsel

      August 25, 2022

      48782

      State v. Garcia

      Opinion
      Summary
      I.C. § 19-5304 ("Restitution for Crime Victims"); foreseeable ability to pay

      August 23, 2022

      49489/49531

      State v. Pizzuto

      Opinion
      Summary
      Idaho Commission of Pardons and Parole; commutation power; gubernatorial review; Idaho Const. art. IV, § 7; I.C. § 20-1016

      August 23, 2022

      48470

      State v. Weaver

      Opinion
      Summary
      Hearsay; then-existing state of mind exception; I.R.E. 803(3)

      August 12, 2022

      48860 State v. Hall Opinion
      Summary
      Authority to Amend No Contact Order

      August 11, 2022

      48357 State v. Blancas Opinion
      Summary
      Exigent circumstances exception to the warrant requirement; DUI; warrantless blood draw; unavailability of magistrate judge

      July 19, 2022

      48295 State v. Hollist Opinion
      Summary
      Motion to suppress; community caretaking function; unlawful seizure; reasonable suspicion; attenuation doctrine

      June 29, 2022

      47981 State v. Huntley Opinion
      Summary
      Paid confidential informant; investigatory stop; reasonable suspicion; extension of stop

      June 10, 2022

      49087 State v. Riley Opinion
      Summary
      Traffic stop deviations; Fourth Amendment; motion to suppress

      June 2, 2022

      48338 Savage v. State Opinion
      Summary
      Post-Conviction Petition; ineffective assistance of counsel; prejudice

      May 26, 2022

      48423 Jimenez v. State Opinion
      Summary
      Appointment of post-conviction counsel; I.C. § 19-4904; limited scope representation; hybrid representation

      May 23, 2022

      48631 State v. Wharton Opinion
      Summary
      Traffic stop; passengers; warrants check; Fourth Amendment balancing test; bright line rule

      May 20, 2022

      47698 State v. Clapp Opinion  Substitute
      Summary
      Confrontation clause; telephonic testimony; harmless error

      May 16, 2022

      47987/48426 State v. Campbell Opinion
      Summary
      Ambiguous sentence; Idaho Criminal Rule 35; Brady material; Eighth Amendment; youth as a consideration at sentencing

      May 11, 2022

      48593 State v. Karst Opinion
      Summary
      Fourth Amendment; extension of a traffic stop; drug dog; no de minimis exception; abandonment; and overruling State v. Still, 166 Idaho 351, 458 P.3d 220 (Ct. App. 2019)

      May 3, 2022

      48027 State v. Olsen Opinion
      Summary
      I.C. § 19-2601; withheld judgment; conviction; judgement of conviction

      April 29, 2022

      48561 State v. Stonecypher Opinion
      Summary
      Reasonable suspicion; totality of the circumstances

      April 28, 2022

      48174 State v. Temple Opinion
      Summary
      Issue preservation; harmless error; jury instructions

      April 6, 2022

      47667 State v. Diaz Opinion
      Summary
      Expert testimony; mental condition; aggravated battery; mistake of fact

      April 4, 2022

      48963 State v. Ross Opinion
      Summary
      Probation violation; petit theft; injury to a child; Idaho Code § 18-1501(5)

      March 17, 2022

      48748 State v. Tower Opinion
      Summary
      Motion to suppress; reasonable suspicion; failure to preserve

      March 16, 2022

      48536 State v. Poe Opinion
      Summary
      Criminal restitution; standing; victims' rights

      March 2, 2022

      48723 State v. Ochoa Opinion
      Summary
      Vehicular manslaughter; significant cause; I.R.E. 401 and 403; motion to continue; prejudice; I.R.E. 703

      March 1, 2022

      47642 State v. McDermott Opinion
      Summary
      Jury instructions; malice; initial aggressor; harmless error

      February 4, 2022

      48068/48069 State v. Casper Opinion
      Summary
      Sentencing; restitution; mistrial; I.C. § 37-2732(k)

      February 3, 2022

      48628 State v. Reyes Opinion Substitute
      Summary
      Cumulative error; IRE 804(a); unavailability; prosecutorial misconduct

      February 3, 2022

      48899 State v. Towner Opinion
      Summary
      I.C. § 66-326(1); community caretaker function

      February 3, 2022

      47847 State v. Hutton Opinion
      Summary
      Fourth Amendment; search warrant; nighttime service; informants; motion to suppress

      January 6, 2022

      48305 State v. Brown Opinion  Amended
      Summary
      Idaho Criminal Rule 35(b); subject matter jurisdiction; procedural rules; abuse of discretion

      January 4, 2022

      46803 State v. Paulson Opinion
      Summary
      Vehicular manslaughter; jury instructions; significant cause; intervening; superseding cause

      December 20, 2021

      48726 State v. McGrath Opinion
      Summary
      Lewd conduct with a minor; Idaho Rule of Evidence 404(b); motive; Idaho Rule of Evidence 403; excessive sentence

      October 26, 2021

      47109 State v. Spencer Opinion
      Summary
      Confidential informant; confrontation clause; testimonial

      October 26, 2021

      48193 State v. Guerra Opinion
      Summary
      DUI; I.C.R. 29(c)(1); I.R.C. 34(a); Blood Draw; Hearsay

      October 5, 2021

      47367 State v. Howard Opinion
      Summary
      Motion to suppress; drug sniff of an automobile; trespass by drug-detection dog; probable cause; Fourth Amendment standing; issue preservation

      October 5, 2021

      48692 State v. Randall Opinion
      Summary
      Motion to suppress; reasonable suspicion; drug sniff of an automobile; instinctive entry rule; trespass by drug-detection dog; probable cause

      Sept. 27, 2021

      48693 State v. Wilson Opinion
      Summary
      Reasonable suspicion; failure to preserve

      Sept. 23, 2021

      48008 State v. Warren Opinion
      Summary
      Fourth Amendment; traffic stop; detention of passengers; officer safety; reasonable suspicion

      August 31, 2021

      47914 State v. Alvarenga-Lopez Opinion
      Summary
      Motion to suppress; consensual encounter

      August 4, 2021

      47521 State v. Ahmed Opinion
      Summary
       Separation of powers; due process; harmless error; jury instructions; cumulative error

      August 3, 2021

      48454 USA v. Gutierrez Opinion
      Summary
      Certified question; I.C. § 19-2604; I.C. § 18-310

      August 3, 2021

      47695 State v. Amstutz Opinion
      Summary
      Motion to suppress; collective knowledge doctrine; State v. Clarke

      July 21, 2021

      47497 State v. Dacey Opinion
      Summary
      Drug Recognition Experts; expert witness disclosure; I.C.R. 16(b)(7); harmless error

      July 2, 2021

      48594 State v. Dempsey Opinion
      Summary
      Grand theft; Sufficiency of evidence; Prosecutorial misconduct; Idaho Code section 19-5304; Restitution; Out-of-pocket expenses

      June 30, 2021

      46916 State v. Cox Opinion
      Summary
      Persistent violator enhancement; Peremptory challenges; I.C.R. 24; Reversible error

      June 29, 2021

      48572 State v. Neimeyer Opinion
      Summary
      Judicial notice; municipal ordinance; motion to suppress; preservation of issue for appeal

      June 28, 2021

      47365 State v. Maloney Opinion
      Summary
      Automobile exception; probable cause; container; purse

      June 28, 2021

      47408 State v. Garcia-Ongay Opinion
      Summary
      Motion for new trial; post-verdict jury investigation; racial animus in jury deliberations; I.R.E.

      June 25, 2021

      47242 State v. Gardner Opinion
      Summary
      Idaho Code § 18-1507; sufficiency of the evidence; prosecutorial misconduct; harmless error; cumulative error.

      June 24, 2021

      48475 Beck v. Elmore County Opinion
      Summary
      Writ of Prohibition; Original jurisdiction; Warrant of attachment; Failure to pay; Ability to pay

      June 23, 2021

      47777 State v. Foeller Opinion
      Summary
      Restitution; I.C. § 19-5304; Ability to pay; Tax evasion; Issue preservation

      June 22, 2021

      48578 State v. Hale Opinion
      Summary
      Fourth Amendment; Extension of a traffic stop; Ordinary inquiries incident to a traffic stop; Motion to suppress evidence

      May 27, 2021

      47440 State v. Cartwright Opinion
      Summary
      Enticement; I.C. 18-1509A; overbreadth; First Amendment; expressive conduct; entrapment

      May 20, 2021

      46565/46566 State v. Anderson Opinion
      Summary
      Motion to Sever; Idaho Criminal Rule 8(a); Idaho Criminal Rule 14; Idaho Rule of Evidence 404(b); Idaho Rule of Evidence 403; Cumulative Error

      May 20, 2021

      47334 State v. Heath Opinion  Amended
      Summary
      Idaho Criminal Rule 41; Motion for Return of Property; Contraband; Idaho Const. art. I, section 4; Idaho Const. art. XXI, section 19; Religious liberty.

      April 8, 2021

      46497 Abdullah v. State Opinion
      Summary
      Successive petition for port-conviction relief; I.C. § 19-2719; ineffective assistance of counsel; constitutional right to present a defense; conflict of interest; fundamental error; judicial notice.

      April 8, 2021

      47331 State v. Sutterfield Opinion
      Summary
      Citizen's arrest; I.C. § 19-608; Idaho Const. art. I, § 17; search incident to a citizen's arrest; suppression of evidence.

      Mar 30, 2021

      47210 State v. Clark Opinion
      Summary
      Idaho Code section 18-7034(2); felony unlawful entry; arrest warrant; statutory interpretation

      Mar 23, 2020

      46451 State v. Rebo Opinion   Amended
      Summary
      Fourth Amendment; warrantless entry; motion to suppress; standing

      Mar 23, 2021

      48358 State v. Smith Opinion
      Summary
      Exigent circumstances; hearsay objection; fundamental error

      Mar 19, 2021

      47263 State v. Orozco Opinion
      Summary
      Juvenile Corrections Act; I.C. §§ 20-505 and 509; waiver of jurisdiction; Eighth Amendment

      Feb 18, 2021

      47341 State v. Alvarado Opinion
      Summary
      Sixth Amendment; conflict of interest; fundamental error doctrine; excessive sentence

      Feb 17, 2021

      46554 State v. Gorringe Opinion
      Summary
      No contact order; Idaho Criminal Rule 46.2; subject matter jurisdiction

      Feb 10, 2021

      47037 State v. Campbell Opinion
      Summary
      Accessory to a felony; I.C. § 18-205(1); jury instructions; harmless error

      Feb 5, 2021

      48109 State v. Huckabay Opinion   Substitute
      Summary
      I.C. § 36-1401(c)(3), unlawful possession of a moose, statutory interpretation

      Feb 3, 2021

      47709 Pizzuto v. State Opinion
      Summary
      Atkins claim; intellectual idsability; I.C. § 19-2515A; I.R.C.P. 60(b)(6); time-barred; unique and compelling circumstances; dicta

      Feb 1, 2021

      47337 Chernobieff v. State Opinion
      Summary
      Petition for post-conviction relief; ineffective assistance of counsel; exigent circumstances; warrantless blood draw

      Dec 23, 2020

      47280 State v. Sarbacher Opinion
      Summary
      Bad faith/lost evidence

      Dec 22, 2020

      47612 State v. Stegall Opinion
      Summary
      Due process; blood alcohol concentration; DUI; phone call; evidentiary testing; blood draw

      Dec 3, 2020

      46107 State v. Farrell-Quigle Opinion
      Summary
      Due process; child testimony; alternative methods of testimony

      Nov 10, 2020

      47163 State v. Kent Opinion
      Summary
      Motion to suppress; Miranda warnings; non-custodial interrogation

      Nov 2, 2020

      47158 State v. Doe Opinion
      Summary
      Juvenile Corrections Act; Statute of Limitations; I.C. § 5-224

      Oct 5, 2020

      46849 State v. Loera Opinion
      Summary
      I.C.R 17(b); restitution; credit for time served

      Oct 2, 2020

      47800 State v. Haws Opinion  Amended
      Summary
      Validity of appellate waiver; obligation to raise appellate waiver; waiver of appellate rights; relinquishment of jurisdiction

      Oct 2, 2020

      47102 State v. Winkler Opinion
      Summary
      Pardon, Idaho Constitution, DUI, enhancement, felony, prior conviction

      Oct 1, 2020

      46608 State v. Oxford Opinion
      Summary
      I.C. § 18-852; I.C. § 18-207; restitution

      Sept 3, 2020

      46665 Hairston v. State Opinion   Substitute
      Summary
      Post-conviction relief; age for death penalty eligibility

      Sept 2, 2020

      46724 State v. Gomez-Alas Opinion
      Summary
      Infamous crime against nature; sufficiency of the evidence; dynamite instruction

      July 27, 2020

      47308 State v. Pylican Opinion
      Summary
      Investigative detention; extension of a traffic stop; Fourth Amendment; motion to suppress evidence

      July 22, 2020

      46805 State v. Hansen Opinion
      Summary
      Fourth Amendment; search; consent; probation; probation agreement; revoke; withdraw

      July 15, 2020

      46781 State v. Gneiting Opinion
      Summary
      Possession of contraband within a correctional facility, voluntary, conscious choice, Idaho Code § 18-2510(3)

      July 14, 2020

      46097 State v. Bonner Opinion
      Summary
      Reasonable suspicion; detainment; Fourth Amendment

      June 11, 2020

      47439 State v. Nava Opinion
      Summary
      Misjoinder; prejudicial joinder; common scheme or plan; I.R.E 404(b)

      June 10, 2020

      46333 State v. Rodriguez Opinion
      Summary
      I.C. § 18-8505; issue preservation requirement; constitutional challenge

      June 10, 2020

      47112 State v. Dix Opinion
      Summary
      Theft; burglary; ucc; owner

      June 10, 2020

      47577 State v. Haggard Opinion  AMENDED
      Summary
      Fundamental error; waiver of the right to jury trial

      June 5, 2020

      47309 State v. Chambers Opinion
      Summary
      I.R.E. 412; false allegations of past sexual behavior

      May 14, 2020

      46094 State v. Barr Opinion  AMENDED
      Summary
      Failure to preserve argument for appeal; I.C. § 19-2520(G)

      May 06, 2020

      47131 State v. Glodowski Opinion
      Summary
      Sex-offender registration; harmless error

      May 04, 2020

      45905 State v. Jones Opinion
      Summary
      Prior crime; wrong, or other act; Idaho Rule of Evidence 404(b); relevance; harmless error; sentencing

      May 04, 2020

      46992 State v. Blythe Opinion
      Summary
      Fourth Amendment; search incident to arrest; motion to suppress

      Apr 30, 2020

      47437 State v. Hess Opinion
      Summary
      I.C. § 37-2732(k); restitution; issue preservation

      Apr 28, 2020

      46253 State v. Garcia Opinion
      Summary
      Harmless error; in-life photographs; relevence; restitution; prosecutorial misconduct

      Apr 22, 2020

      46841 State v. Burke Opinion
      Summary
      I.C. 18-309; credit for time served; incarceration; court-ordered commitment to state hospital

      Apr 14, 2020

      46378 State v. Lodge Opinion
      Summary
      No contact orders

      Apr 13, 2020

      45345 State v. Ish Opinion
      Summary
      Batson challenge; peremptory challenge; discriminatory intent; spoilation; bad faith.

      Mar 20, 2020

      47324 State v. Hayes Opinion
      Summary
      Denying a subpoena request; Idaho Rule of Evidence 608(b); Motion for a new trial

      Mar 09, 2020

      47436 State v. Hooley Opinion
      Summary
      Petition for post-conviction relief; Motion for new trial; I.C.R. 34; I.C.R. 39; Idaho Uniform Post Conviction Procedure Act

      Feb 24, 2020

      46494 State v. Villa-Guzman Opinion
      Summary
      Restitution; I.C. § 37-2732(k)

      Feb 24, 2020

      46371 State v. Christensen Opinion
      Summary
      Hearsay exceptions; medical diagnosis or treatment

      Feb 18, 2020

      47438 Marsalis v. State Opinion
      Summary
      Petition for Review; petition for post-conviction relief; ineffective assistance of counsel; I.C. § 19-4906

      Feb 18, 2020

      46265 Ward v. State Opinion
      Summary
      Post-conviction relief, Pro se, civil proceedings, right to self-representation

      Feb 13, 2020

      46377 State v. Roth Opinion
      Summary
      Due process; escape; furlough; Idaho Criminal Rule 48

      Feb 7, 2020

      45569 State v. Pool Opinion   Amended
      Summary
      Motion to suppress; implied consent

      Feb 4, 2020

      46335 State v. Dobbs Opinion
      Summary
      Objectives for sentencing 

      Jan 31, 2020

      46266 Savage v. State Opinion
      Summary
      Petition for post-conviction relief; ineffective assistance of counsel; Fifth Amendment; I.C. §19-4906

      Dec 20, 2019

      46145 State v. Phipps Opinion
      Summary
      Motion to suppress; detention of occupants during a routine parole search of a parolee's residence

      Dec 4, 2019

      45950 State v. Maxim Opinion
      Summary
      Motion to suppress; Fourth Amendment standing; Fourth Amendment waiver; inevitable-discovery doctrine 

      Dec 3, 2019

      46252 Stanfield v. State Opinion
      Summary
      Post-conviction relief; ineffective assistance of counsel; acquittal first rule; exculpatory evidence

      Oct 25, 2019

      46013 State v. Davis Opinion
      Summary
      Motion for a new trial; prosecutorial misconduct

      Oct 07, 2019

      46229 State v. Sessions Opinion   Amended 
      Summary
      Motion to suppress; emergency aid exception

      Oct 07, 2019

      46693 State v. Keeton Opinion
      Summary
      Credit for time served; I.C. § 18-309

      Oct 07, 2019

      46973 State v. Gonzales, Jr.

      Opinion
      Summary

      Motion to suppress; warrantless seizure

      Sept 11, 2019

      44182 State v. Samuel Opinion
      Summary
      First degree murder; second degree murder; I.C. § 18-207 motion; Miranda waiver; voluntary confession; sentencing

      Sept 11, 2019

      46389 State v. Osborn Opinion
      Summary
      Credit for time served, I.D. § 19-2603

      Sept 3, 2019

      45599 State v. Bodenbach Opinion
      Summary
      Initial aggressor; self-defense; Miranda rights; sentencing

      Sept 3, 2019

      45635 State v. Partee Opinion
      Summary
      Confidential informant agreement; contract interpretation

      Aug 27, 2019

      45117 & 45118 State v. Medina Opinion
      Summary
      Shackles, conspiracy, overt acts, jury instruction

      Aug 27, 2019

      46577 State v. Weigle Opinion
      Summary
      Demonstrative exhibits; procedural v. substantive rules

      Aug 26, 2019

      45642 State v. Schiermeier Opinion
      Summary
      Substantial evidence for conviction of grand theft; sentencing

      Aug 23, 2019

      46171 State v. Lantis Opinion
      Summary
      I.C. § 18-6409; disturbing the peace

      Aug 22, 2019

      45290 Thumm v. State Substitute Opinion
      Summary
      Post-Conviction petition asserting improper joinder and multiple other claims
      July 11, 2019 45716 State v. Shanahan Opinion
      Summary
      Eighth Amendment; de facto life sentence under Miller v. Alabama, 567 U.S. 460 (2012); res judicata
      July 11, 2019 46194 State v. Wolfe Opinion
      Summary
      Unlawful seizure; independent doctrine; unpreserved issue
      July 10, 2019 46488 State v. Coats Opinion
      Summary
      Substantial evidence for conviction of grand theft
      July 10, 2019 46432 State v. Cook Opinion
      Summary
      Motion to suppress; reasonable suspicion; void for vagueness
      June 13, 2019 45627 State v. Sanchez Opinion
      Summary
      Threats against a public servant

      June 13, 2019

      46605 State v. Hoskins Opinion
      Summary
      Motion to suppress

      June 12, 2019

      45062 State v. Clarke Opinion
      Summary
      Motion to suppress; warrantless misdemeanor arrest outside presence of arresting officer

      June 10, 2019

      45282 State v. Garnett Substitute Opinion
      Summary
      Probation search; Reasonable suspicion

      June 5, 2019

      46098 State v. Saldivar Opinion
      Summary
      Reasonableness of pat search; status as parolee; inevitable discovery

      Apr 2, 2019

      45476 State v. Jane Doe (Juvenile) Opinion
      Summary
      Jurisdiction to modify a juvenile's sentence under the J.C.A. 

      Mar 28, 2019

      45607 State v. Albertson Opinion
      Summary
      Failure to revoke implied license; motion to suppress

      Mar 28, 2019

      45193 State v. Wilson Opinion
      Summary
      Drug trafficking; methamphetamine; sufficiency of evidence

      Mar 15, 2010

      46517 State v. Miller Substitute Opinion
      Summary
      injury to a child; jury instruction

      Mar 14, 2019

      44858 State v. Godwin, Sr. Opinion
      Summary
      Second degree murder; motion to suppress evidence; jury instruction; prosecutorial misconduct

      Mar 8, 2019

      45989 State v. Jeske Opinion
      Summary
      Blood draw; amended information; jury instruction; uncharged misconduct

      Mar 5, 2019

      45296 State v. Abramowski Opinion
      Summary
      Expungement; abuse of discretion

      Mar 4, 2019

      45954 Thompson v. State Substitute Opinion
      Summary
      Ineffective assistance of counsel; proximate cause; intervening cause

      Feb 26, 2019

      46382 State v. Smalley Opinion
      Summary
      Sexual abuse of a vulnerable adult

      Feb 21, 2019

      45253 State v. Cunningham Opinion
      Summary
      Drug; restitution; hearsay

      Feb 20, 2019

      44534 State v. Gonzalez Opinion
      Summary
      Preservation for appeal

      Feb 8, 2019

      45351 State v. Perez, Jr. Opinion
      Summary
      Motion to suppress; reasonable suspicion

      Feb 1, 2019

      46268 State v. Meyers Opinion
      Summary
      Abandonment of Sixth Amendment right to self-representation

      Jan 30, 2019

      45295 State v. Matthews Opinion
      Summary
      Restitution for prosecuting costs

      Dec 26, 2018

      45595 & 45596 State v. McDay Opinion
      Summary
      Insufficient briefing precluded review of issues on appeal

      Dec 19, 2018

      45632 State v. Mullins Opinion
      Summary
      Motion to suppress; drug dog sniff

      Nov 30, 2018

      45547 State v. Herrera Opinion
      Summary
      Timliness; Sentencing

      Nov 30, 2018

      44296 State v. Robins Opinion
      Summary
      Substitute Opinion   Attorney-client privilege and constitutional right to counsel

      Nov 29, 2018

      45140 Rome v. State Opinion
      Summary
      Ineffective counsel claim

      Nov 29, 2018

      45707 State v. Amstad

      Opinion
      Summary

      Statutory interpretation of I.C. 37-2732

      Nov. 28, 2018

      45100 State v. Moore

      Opinion
      Summary

      Motion to Suppress Eyewitness Identification

      Oct 31, 2018

      45260 State v. Sunseri

      Opinion
      Summary

      Pre-sentencing standard for withdrawal of guilty plea

      Oct 29, 2018

      45042 State v. Andersen

      Opinion
      Summary

      Custodial interrogation; voluntariness of statements

      Sept 21, 2018

      45743 State v. Alwin

      Opinion
      Summary

      Booking photo, Idaho Rule of Evidence 404(b)

      Sept 14, 2018

      44556 State v. Bernal

      Opinion
      Summary

      Variance between information and jury instructions; prosecutorial misconduct

      Sept 7, 2018

      44596 State v. Herrera

      Opinion
      Summary

      Vindictive prosecution; prosecutorial misconduct; vindictive sentencing

      Sept 6, 2018

      45704 State v. Le Veque

      Opinion
      Summary

       Probation; jurisdiction

      Sept 6, 2018

      43124 State v. Capone

      Opinion
      Summary

       First degree murder

      Aug 6, 2018

      45347 State v. Akins

      Opinion
      Summary

      Statutory duty to disclose v. privilege against self-incrimination

      Aug 3, 2018

      44892 State v. Kraly

      Opinion
      Summary

      Care and custody for purposes of injury to child statute

      Aug 1, 2018

      44627 State v. Salinas

      Opinion
      Summary

      Rules of evidence; Propensity; Intent; Attempt Crimes

      July 27, 2018

      45196 State v. George

      Opinion
      Summary

      Jurisdictional dispute

      May 1, 2018

      45455 State v. Passons

      Opinion
      Summary

      Sentencing enhancement; Double Jeopardy Clause

      April 26, 2018

      44940/44941 State v. Cota-Medina

      Opinion
      Summary

      Appeal involving waiver of juvenile court jurisdiction

      April 26, 2018

      44172 State v. Fuller

      Opinion
      Summary

      Motion to suppress evidence seized in a traffic stop

      April 16, 2018

      45346 State v. Vasquez

      Opinion
      Summary

      Express waiver of jury trial; Structural defect

      April 11, 2018

      31528/41059 State v. Hall

      Opinion
      Summary

      First degree murder (death sentence); kidnapping and rape

      Mar 26, 2018

      45598 State v. Barrett

      Opinion
      Summary

      Credit for time served

      Mar 16, 2018

      43822 State v. Johnson

      Opinion
      Summary

      Fifth Amendment; jury bias; refreshing witness's present recollection; cumulative error

      Mar 6, 2018

      44276 State v. Austin

      Opinion
      Summary

      DUI; expert testimony; statutory interpretation

      Mar 2, 2018

      44489 State v. Tryon

      Opinion
      Summary

      Possession of controlled substance; sufficiency of evidence

      Jan 18, 2018

      44772 State v. Jaskowski

      Opinion
      Summary

      State Appeals order suppressing evidence

      Jan 5, 2018

      45343 State v. Baxter

      Opinion
      Summary

      Order denying motion to withdraw guilty plea; Judgement for domestic violence.

      Dec 26, 2017

      44358 Adamcik v. State

      Opinion
      Summary

      Adamcik seeks post-conviction relief from a murder conviction (at age 16) and sentence of life without possibility of parole 

      Dec 22, 2017

      44382 State v. Downing

      Opinion
      Summary

      Fourth Amendment suppression case vacated

      Dec 21, 2017

      45003 State v. Montgomery Opinion
      Summary
      Unlawful discharge of a firearm at an occupied vehicle. Claim of abuse of discretion for allowing undisclosed rebuttal witnesses.

      Dec 20, 2017

      45206 Marr v. State Opinion
      Summary
      Felony attempted strangulation and domestic battery with traumatic injury. Marr's petition for post-conviction relief based on ineffective assistance of counsel at trial was granted. State appeals. 

      Nov 29, 2017

      45125 State v. Young and Rios-Lopez Opinion
      Summary
      Seeking credit for time served; trafficking cocaine and three counts of failure to affix illegal drug tax stamps.  

      Nov 8, 2017

      44648 State v. Tollman Opinion
      Summary
      Order denying motion for a restricted driver's license

      Nov 6, 2017

      44991 Gilberto Garza, Jr. v. State Opinion
      Summary
      Dismissal of petitions for post-conviction relief claiming ineffective assistance of counsel for failing to appeal; aggravated assault  and possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute. 

      Nov 6, 2017

      44299 State v. Gibbs Opinion
      Summary
      Appeal from district court decision to increase, sua sponte, probation from six years to life

      Sept 22, 2017

      44932 State v. Lee Opinion
      Summary
      Reversed motion to suppress

      Sept 20, 2017

      43790 State v. Folk Opinion
      Summary
      Felony sexual abuse of a child under sixteen

      Sept 12, 2017

      43673 State v. Anderson Opinion
      Summary
      SUBSTITUTE OPINION Domestic battery

      August 24, 2017

      44800 State v. Cohagan Opinion
      Summary
      Order denying motion to suppress. (State's Petition for Review was granted in Court of Appeals No. 43013)

      July 17, 2017

      43621 State v. Fisher Opinion
      Summary
      Appellant challenges the statutory elimination of the insanity defense

      July 10, 2017

      43943 State v. Tyrell Garrett McNeely Opinion
      Summary
      Order granting a motion to suppress statements.

      July 10, 2017

      44037 Ethan Allen Windom v. State Opinion
      Summary
      Murder. Dismissal of petition for post-conviction relief.

      July 3, 2017

      35617 State v. Mark Lankford Opinion
      Summary
      Murder.  The State's Petition for Rehearing was granted and this Opinion replaces the July 25, 2016 Opinion. This case is remanded for a new trial

      June 22, 2017

      43844-43845 State v. Shawn William Wass Opinion
      Summary
      Possession of controlled substance

      June 21, 2017

      44797 Jeremy Ray Wheeler v. State Opinion
      Summary
      Wheeler appeals the dismissal of his Petition for Post-Conviction relief.

      June 20, 2017

      43946 State v. Sonnie Flores Opinion
      Summary
      Order relinquishing jurisdiction

      June 20, 2017

      42964 Randy L. McKinney v. State

      Opinion
      Summary

      Murder. Dismissal of petition for post-conviction relief.

      June 14, 2017

      44443 State v. Victor Garcia-Rodriguez

      Substitute Opinion
      Summary

      State appealed from district court grant of motion to suppress. (Petition for Review was granted in Court of Appeals 42730)

      May 31, 2017

      44221 State v. Brand & Nall

      Opinion
      Summary

      Credit for time served. (Petition for Review was granted in Court of Appeals No. 43441(BRAND) & 43442 (NALL).

      May 26, 2017

      43015 Jaimi Dean Charboneau v. State

      Opinion
      Summary

      Murder.  State appeals from district court granting petitioner a new trial in a post-conviction proceeding

      May 12, 2017

      42857 Sarah Marie Johnson v. State

      Opinion
      Summary

      Murder.  Johnson appeals from the dismissal of her successive post-conviction petition

      Apr 28, 2017

      43745 State v. Jesse Eugene Mann

      Opinion
      Summary

      Appeal from judgments for trafficking marijuana, driving without privileges and possession of drug paraphernalia.

      Apr 12, 2017

      44383 State v. James Greer Daly Opinion
      Summary
      Appeal from denial of motions for substitute counsel and to continue sentencing. (Petition for Review was granted in Court of Appeals published decision 43549)

      Apr 11, 2017

      44444 State v. Christina Rose Wisdom Opinion
      Summary
      Restitution. (State's Petition for Review was granted in Court of Appeals published decision 43109)

      Apr 10, 2017

      44445 State v. Patrick James Bailey Opinion
      Summary
      Father appeals from life sentence in lewd conduct case with 10 yr old autistic daughter. (Petition for Review was granted in Court of Appeals unpublished decision 43143)

      Feb 28, 2017

      43493/43494 State v. Jason Zane Garner Opinion
      Summary Correction
      Appeal from district court's order revoking probation and reinstating sentence for possession of controlled substance; unlawful possession of a firearm

      Feb 28, 2017

      43384 John David Wurdemann v. State Opinion
      Summary
      Post-conviction; felony charges of robbery, kidnapping, arson and attempted murder.

      Feb 27, 2017

      44178 State v. Thomas Campbell Kelley Opinion 
      Summary
      Appeal from restitution award 

      Feb 27, 2017

      44177 State v. Jamie Lee Nelson  Opinion 
      Summary
       Appeal from restitution award

      Feb 27, 2017

      44176 State v. Jeremy York Cunningham Opinion 
      Summary
       Appeal from restitution award

      Feb 3, 2017

      43332 State v. Douglas Earl Meyer Opinion
      Summary
      Appeal from conviction of felony possession (marijuana)

      Feb 2, 2017

      44308 State v. Laura L. Smith Opinion
      Summary
      Appeal from conviction challenging hearsay and sufficiency of evidence

      Jan 23, 2017

      44250 State v. Thomas John Kralovec Opinion
      Summary
      Battery on a correctional officer

      Dec 30. 2016

      44259 State v. Daniel Chernobieff Opinion
      Summary
      Warrantless blood draw

      Dec 22, 2016

      44307 Tarango Deforest Padilla v. State Opinion
      Summary
      Post Conviction - Claim of ineffective counsel for failure to file motion to suppress evidence

      Dec 21, 2016

      44123 State v. James W. Clark Opinion
      Summary
      Trespass

      Dec 21, 2016

      43496 State v. Blair Olsen Opinion
      Summary
      Misuse of public funds

      Dec 8, 2016

      44360 State v. Edgar Farfan-Galvan Opinion
      Summary
      Felony DUI reversed

      Nov 23, 2016

      44099 Takhsilov v. State Opinion
      Summary
      Post Conviction - Claim of ineffective counsel for failing to request competency evaluation prior to entry of guilty please

      Nov 23, 2016

      44011 State v. Jonathan Alan Hill Opinion
      Summary
      Challenge of evidentiary ruling.  DUI conviction vacated; remanded for new trial.

      Nov 10, 2016

      43960 State v. John Patrick Linze, Jr. Opinion
      Summary
      Order denying motion to suppress reversed; judgment vacated.

      Nov 3, 2016

      42758/42759 State v. Cesar A. Sepulveda Opinion
      Summary
      Domestic battery; injury to a child; intimidating a witness; attempted violation of a no-contact order

      Nov 2, 2016

      43389 Miguel Cosio-Nava v. State Opinion
      Summary
      Post Conviction - Claim of ineffective assistance of counsel with immigration consequences

      Nov 2, 2016

      43915 State v. Scott Lewis Ostler Opinion
      Summary
      Lewd conduct with minor child

      Nov 2, 2016

      42988 State v. Marcelino B. Baeza

      Opinion
      Summary

      Lewd conduct with minor child

      Nov 1, 2016

      43874 State v. Robert Dean Hall

      Opinion
      Summary
      Order on RH

      AMENDED 11-15-16. Primary issue on appeal concerns jury instruction on self-defense.   Order Denying Petition for Rehearing (attached).

      Aug 5, 2016

      42201 State v. Kirk Murray Charlson

      - Opinion
      - Summary

      Motion to suppress results of blood draw. (DUI)

      July 22, 2016

      43938 State v. Marcos Apollo Jimenez

      - Opinion
      - Summary

      Sexual battery of a minor with diminished mental capacity

      July 22, 2016

      43939 State v. William Dee Van Komen, Jr.

      - Opinion
      - Summary

      Appeal from order relinquishing jurisdiction following retained jurisdiction and imposing prison sentence because defendant asserted his constitutional right to remain silent regarding an unrelated felony.

      June 28, 2016

      42664 State v. Kentsler Lee Jones

      - Opinion
      - Summary

      DUI; excluded evidence regarding the measurement of uncertainty

      June 23, 2016

      43643 State v. Jon Steven Huffaker

      - Opinion
      - Summary

      State's appeal from order suppressing statements

      June 10, 2016

      42774 State v. Lance Tyrell Taylor

      - Opinion
      - Summary

      Credit for time served

      June 1, 2016

      43097 State v. Daniel William Leary - Opinion
      - Summary
      Credit for time served

      May 27, 2016

      42182 Dale Carter Shackelford v. State - Opinion
      - Summary
      Appeal from dismissal of petitions for post-conviction relief.

      May 27, 2016

      43181 State v. Troy Miles Svelmoe - Opinion
      - Summary
      Felony DUI

      May 27, 2016

      42766 State v. Dakota Lee Villafuerte - Opinion
      - Summary
      Failure to update address in the sex offender registry.

      May 4, 2016

      43286 State v. Gerald K. Umphenour - Opinion
      - Summary
      On appeal, Appellant asserts he was denied his right to a jury trial without a waiver.

      Apr 26, 2016

      43017 State v. Kyle Nicholas Rios - Opinion
      - Summary
      State appeals from order suppressing the results of a warrantless blood alcohol test.

      Apr 26, 2016

      43383 State v. Brian Neil Pratt

      - Opinion
      - Summary

      Appellant alleges a prospective juror prejudiced the jury panel and a mistrial should have been granted.

      Apr 6, 2016

      43141 Shane Crawford v. State

      - Opinion
      - Summary

      Post Conviction - Appeal from dismissal of petition for post-conviction relief.
      Apr 4, 2016 43277 State v. Brant Lee Eversole - Opinion
      - Summary
      On Petition for Review Re: Order denying a suppression motion based on revoked implied consent for blood draw.
      Mar 11, 2016 42950 State v. Jamie Lynn Pachosa - Opinion
      - Summary
      State appeals from order granting motion to suppress.
      Feb 29, 2016 43285 State v. Andrey Sergeyevich Yermola - Opinion
      - Summary
      Willful concealment of evidence
      Feb 29, 2016 42650 State v. Darrien Marshall Dabney - Opinion
      - Summary
      Developmentally disabled defendant appeals  the sentence in sexual abuse of a child
      Feb 26, 2016 43140 State v. Arthur Gene Schmierer  - Opinion
       - Summary
      Enticing children over the internet
      Feb 25, 2016 42219 State v. Jorge Enrique Rodriguez - Opinion
      - Summary
      Trafficking in methamphetamine
      Feb 25, 2016 41910 State v. Michelle Faye McIntosh - Opinion
      - Summary
      Trafficking in methamphetamine
      Feb 25, 2016 43131 State v. Jason McClure - Opinion
      - Summary
      Criminal contempt Re: Restitution in burglary conviction.
      Jan 6, 2016 42398 State v. Benito Razo-Chavez Opinion
      Summary
      Possession Oxycodone
      Dec 23, 2015 38477 Hasan Icanovic v. State - Opinion
      - Summary
      POST-CONVICTION - Claim of innefective assistance of counsel.
      Dec 23, 2015 42830 Larry M. Severson v. State - Opinion
      - Summary
      POST-CONVICTION (murder)
      Dec. 22, 2015 41621 State v. Faron Raymond Hawkins Opinion
      Summary
      Competency to stand trial
      Dec. 22, 2015 42697 State v. Ryan M. Rawlings Opinion
      Summary
      Challenge of burglary statute
      Dec. 22, 2015 42511 Rayland Brown v. State Opinion
      Summary
      Subject-matter jurisdiction in criminal case
      Nov 30, 2015 41494 State v. Joseph D. Herrera - Opinion
      - Summary
      SUBSTITUTE OPINION: Appeal from conviction of second-degree murder.
      Nov 23, 2015 42729 State v. Nathan David Neal - Opinion
      - Summary
      SUBSTITUTE OPINION: Motion to suppress
      Nov 4, 2015 40859 State v. Jorge A. Lopez-Orozco - Opinion
      - Summary
      Three counts 1st Degree Murder
      Nov 2, 2015 41105 Timothy Alan Dunlap v. State - Opinion
      - Summary
      POST-CONVICTION (murder)
      Sept 9, 2015 42476 State v. Luis Adame Juarez - Opinion
      - Summary
      SUBSTITUTE OPINION. The Court's prior Opinion of Sept 1, 2015 is WITHDRAWN.
      August 24, 2015 42516 State v. Andrew Garcia - Opinion
      - Summary
      Appeal from district court decision to dismiss State's motions for contempt.
      August 24, 2015 41982 State v. Jesse Carl Riendeau - Opinion
      - Summary
      Appeal from district court order upholding magistrate ruling to admit breath test results. 
      August 20, 2015 41924 State v. Felicity Kathleen Haynes - Opinion
      - Summary
      DUI
      August 20, 2015 42823 State v. Bryann Kristine Lemmons - Opinion
      - Summary
      Trafficking in methamphetamine
      August 20, 2015 41004 State v. Shannon Marie McKean - Opinion
      - Summary
      Possession of controlled substance.
      July 21, 2015 39249 State v. Daniel Edward Ehrlick, Jr. - Opinion
      - Summary
      SUBSTITUTE OPINION. The Court's prior Opinion of April 27, 2015 is WITHDRAWN.
      July 1, 2015 42816 State v. Junior Larry Hilbroom - Opinion
      - Summary
      No contact order.
      June 23, 2015 42671 State v. Marvin Orellana-Castro - Opinion
      - Summary
      Lewd conduct, sexual abuse.
      June 22, 2015 41736 State v. Alesha Ann Green - Opinion
      - Summary
      Motion to suppress.
      May 21, 2015 42205 State v. Kristi L. Hurles - Opinion
      - Summary
      Grand theft (embezzlement)
      May 4, 2015 41644 State v. Moses Olivas, Jr. - Opinion
      - Summary
      Sexual abuse of a child and failure to register as a sex offender
      April 8, 2015 42486 State v. Desiree B. Eliasen - Opinion
      - Summary
      Stalking
      April 1, 2015 40301 State v. Katherine Lea Stanfield Opinion
      Summary
      First Degree Murder 
      April 1, 2015 42357 State v. Kenny Carl Struhs Opinion
      Summary
      Vehicular Manslaughter
      Mar 19, 2015 41912 Irwin Ryan Ray Adams v. State - Opinion
      - Summary
      POST-CONVICTION - Felony vehicular manslaughter.
      Mar 2, 2015 31659-39417 State v. Azad Haji Abdullah - Opinion
      - Summary
      First-degree murder, arson, felony injury to a child.  (Death penalty)
      Feb 27, 2015 41811 State v. Corey Allen Thiel - Opinion
      - Summary
      State appeals from district court reversal of magistrate decision not to allow early release on good behavior
      Feb 17, 2015 41750 State v. William Franklin Wolfe - Opinion
      - Summary
      Appeal from denial of motion for reconsideration of Rule 35 motion(s) in fixed life sentence for first-degree murder.
      Feb 09, 2015 41174 State v. Dameniel Preston Owens - Opinion
      - Summary
      Credit for time served
      Jan 26, 2015 40803 State v. David Aaron Knutsen - Opinion
      - Summary
      Four counts of sexual abuse of a vulnerable adult.
      Jan 23, 2015 42421 State v. Joseph Anthony Thomas, Jr. - Opinion
      - Summary
      AMENDED OPINION - First degree murder
      Dec 18, 2014 41632 State v. Derek Michael Arrotta - Opinion
      - Summary
      Warrantless blood draw
      Dec 9, 2014 40619 State v. Nathan Wade Herren - Opinion
      - Summary
      SUBSTITUTE OPINION - No contact order and probation violations.
      Dec 2, 2014 40603 State v. Juan Luis Sanchez-Castro - Opinion
      - Summary
      Trafficking - methamphetamine
      Dec 2, 2014 41169 State v. Dennis John Halseth - Opinion
      - Summary
      DUI - Motion to suppress results of warrantless blood draw.
      October 30, 2014 41477 State v. Jesse Elias - Opinion
      - Summary
      Forcible sexual penetration.
      October 29, 2014 41645 State v. Gary L. Schall - Opinion
      - Summary
      DUI
      October 29, 2014 39838 State v. Jonathan Wade Ellington - Opinion
      - Summary
      Second degree murder
      October 29, 2014 41179 State v. Micah Abraham Wulff - Opinion
      - Summary
      DUI - Forced Blood draw
      Sept 19, 2014 40553 State v. Matthew Steven Taylor - Opinion
      - Summary
      This cross-appeal stems from conspiracy charges re manufacture and delivery of controlled substance.
      Sept 15, 2014 41394 State v. James Leroy Skunkcap - Opinion
      - Summary
      Video Archive 
      Video 
      [SUBSTITUTE OPINION - Prior Opinion Withdrawn] Eluding a peace officer; Grand theft.
      Sept 4, 2014 40294 State v. Michael Eugene Koch - Opinion
      - Summary
      Lewd conduct with a minor under sixteen
      Aug 22, 2014 40554 State v. Charlynda Goggin - Opinion
      - Summary
      Video Archive Video
       Delivery of controlled substance
      Aug 6, 2014 38956 State v. Russell James Parker - Opinion
      - Summary
      [SUBSTITUTE OPINION - Prior Opinion Withdrawn]  Lewd & Lascivious conduct with minor under sixteen
      July 31, 2014 41395 State v. Michael Rowe Russo - Opinion
      - Summary
      Video Archive 
      Video
      Rape, Kidnapping, Burglary
      June 24, 2014 40507 State v. Kyla Alan Richardson - Opinion
      - Summary
       
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