STATE v. WADDELL

No. 18140.

804 P.2d 1369 (1991)

119 Idaho 238

STATE of Idaho, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Steve WADDELL, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Idaho.

February 5, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Van G. Bishop, Nampa, for defendant-appellant.

Jim Jones, Atty. Gen., Jack B. Haycock, Deputy Atty. Gen., Boise, for plaintiff-respondent. Jack B. Haycock argued, Boise.


SWANSTROM, Judge.

Steve Waddell pled guilty to second degree murder for the stabbing death of his high school sweetheart. The district judge sentenced Waddell to a minimum period of confinement of twenty years followed by an indeterminate period of confinement not to exceed life. Waddell appeals, contending that his sentence is unjust because the judge erred: (1) by ignoring Waddell's potential for rehabilitation; (2) by not mentioning the sentencing guidelines before...

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