Idaho Supreme Court - Criminal Decisions

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court of the State of Idaho vacated a lower court's decision to modify Kenneth Richard Rose, Jr.'s sentence. Rose had pleaded guilty to one count of felony aggravated driving under the influence, and the…

Justia Opinion Summary: The case involves the defendant, Kevin James Van Zanten, who was convicted for felony possession of methamphetamine and misdemeanor driving under the influence. Van Zanten challenged the conviction, arguing that the…

Justia Opinion Summary: In this case, Develin Johnson appealed against the district court's decision that upheld his convictions for domestic battery and false imprisonment. The key issue in the appeal was the admissibility of Johnson's…

Justia Opinion Summary: In the case before the Supreme Court of the State of Idaho, the appellant, Thomas Eugene Creech, appealed the district court's decision to dismiss his successive post-conviction petition as untimely under Idaho Code…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court of the State of Idaho affirmed the dismissal of a successive post-conviction petition for relief filed by Thomas Eugene Creech, an inmate sentenced to death in 1995 for the murder of fellow inmate David…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Idaho Supreme Court upheld a conviction of a man named Troy Dale Green for various offenses, including trafficking in methamphetamine and unlawful possession of a firearm. Green appealed his conviction, arguing that…

Justia Opinion Summary: In the case before the Supreme Court of the State of Idaho, defendant William Parsons was convicted on three felony counts of lewd conduct with a minor under sixteen and one misdemeanor count of disseminating harmful…

Justia Opinion Summary: In 2021, Gilberto Flores Rodriguez was found guilty of first-degree murder by a Cassia County jury for the 1995 killing of a 14-year-old girl. After the verdict, Rodriguez filed a motion for a new trial, arguing that the…

Justia Opinion Summary: In this case, Tyler Reece Rambo was convicted on three counts of aggravated assault upon a peace officer following an incident with police at a city park in Idaho. Rambo appealed his conviction, challenging several of…

Justia Opinion Summary: In this case, defendant Douglas Shane Thompson was convicted for domestic violence, and a no-contact order was put in place prohibiting him from contacting his minor son. Thompson appealed against the decision, arguing…

Justia Opinion Summary: In this case, the defendant, Patrick Nieves Augerlavoie, was charged with felony leaving the scene of an injury accident, misdemeanor making a false 911 report, and being a persistent violator due to his three prior…

Justia Opinion Summary: In 2004, Azad Abdullah was convicted and sentenced to death for the first-degree murder of his wife. He also received consecutive prison sentences for first-degree arson, three counts of attempted first-degree murder,…

Justia Opinion Summary: In June 2021, Kenneth Bernard Kimbley, III, was convicted on four counts of lewd and lascivious conduct and sentenced to four concurrent sentences, each for a determinate period of not less than fifteen years and an…

Justia Opinion Summary: Following the State’s dismissal of criminal charges against him, Nickolaus Oldenburg moved the district court to seal the criminal court file pursuant to Idaho Code section 67-3004(10). The State did not contest the…

Justia Opinion Summary: Rodney Harrell appealed his conviction for trafficking in methamphetamine, trafficking in marijuana, and possession of drug paraphernalia. Harrell argued his convictions should have been vacated because: (1) the district…