State of Idaho v. Gregorio Casarrubias-Nino
CourtIdaho Court of Appeals
Date FiledNovember 5, 2026
Docket53795
StatusUnpublished
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IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF IDAHO
Docket No. 53795
STATE OF IDAHO, )
) Filed: November 5, 2026
Plaintiff-Respondent, )
) Melanie Gagnepain, Clerk
v. )
) THIS IS AN UNPUBLISHED
GREGORIO CASARRUBIAS-NINO, ) OPINION AND SHALL NOT
) BE CITED AS AUTHORITY
Defendant-Appellant. )
)
Appeal from the District Court of the Fourth Judicial District, State of Idaho, Ada
County. Hon. Peter G. Barton, District Judge.
Judgment of conviction and aggregate sentence of thirty years, with a minimum
period of confinement of fifteen years, for three counts of lewd conduct with a
minor under sixteen, affirmed.
Erik R. Lehtinen, State Appellate Public Defender; Abigael E. Schulz, Deputy
Appellate Public Defender, Boise, for appellant.
Hon. Raúl R. Labrador, Attorney General; Kacey L. Jones, Deputy Attorney
General, Boise, for respondent.
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Before TRIBE, Chief Judge; FLEMING, Judge;
and PETTY, Judge
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PER CURIAM
Gregorio Casarrubias-Nino pled guilty to three counts of lewd conduct with a minor under
sixteen, Idaho Code § 18-1508. In exchange for his guilty pleas, additional charges were
dismissed. The district court sentenced Casarrubias-Nino to an aggregate term of thirty years, with
a minimum period of confinement of fifteen years.1 Casarrubias-Nino appeals, arguing that his
sentences are excessive.
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Specifically, the district court sentenced Casarrubias-Nino to consecutive unified terms of
ten years, with minimum periods of confinement of five years, for each count.
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Sentencing is a matter for the trial court’s discretion. Both our standard of review and the
factors to be considered in evaluating the reasonableness of the sentence are well established and
need not be repeated here. See State v. Hernandez, 121 Idaho 114, 117-18, 822 P.2d 1011, 1014-
15 (Ct. App. 1991); State v. Lopez, 106 Idaho 447, 449-51, 680 P.2d 869, 871-73 (Ct. App. 1984);
State v. Toohill, 103 Idaho 565, 568, 650 P.2d 707, 710 (Ct. App. 1982). When reviewing the
length of a sentence, we consider the defendant’s entire sentence. State v. Oliver, 144 Idaho 722,
726, 170 P.3d 387, 391 (2007). Our role is limited to determining whether reasonable minds could
reach the same conclusion as the district court. State v. Biggs, 168 Idaho 112, 116, 480 P.3d 150,
154 (Ct. App. 2020). Applying these standards, and having reviewed the record in this case, we
cannot say that the district court abused its discretion.
Therefore, Casarrubias-Nino’s judgment of conviction and sentences are affirmed.
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