State Idaho v. Patricia M. Peterson

Joey D. Schneider pled guilty to first degree murder, I.C. §§ 18-4001, 18-4003, and received a life sentence. The district court ordered that the entire sentence be served as a minimum period of confinement without eligibility for parole, discharge, credit or reduction for good conduct. I.C. § 19-2513. The court also denied a motion under I.C.R. 35 for reconsideration of the sentence imposed. Schneider appeals, contending that the court abused its sentencing discretion by ordering that he serve the entire sentence in confinement without the possibility of release on parole.