Idaho Supreme Court - Criminal Decisions 2024

State v. Buehler  
Date: May 1, 2024
Docket Number: 50701

Justia Opinion Summary: The case revolves around Cyrus Wolf Buehler, who was convicted for aggravated driving under the influence (DUI) after a collision with a motorized bicycle, resulting in severe injuries to the cyclist, Raymond Hanson.…

State v. Rose  
Date: April 3, 2024
Docket Number: 50765

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…

State v. Van Zanten  
Date: April 1, 2024
Docket Number: 48808

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…

State v. Johnson  
Date: February 29, 2024
Docket Number: 50026

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…

Creech v. State  
Date: February 9, 2024
Docket Number: 50336

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…

Creech v. State  
Date: February 9, 2024
Docket Number: 51229

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…

State v. Green  
Date: February 8, 2024
Docket Number: 49079

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…

State v. Parsons  
Date: February 8, 2024
Docket Number: 50523

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…

State v. Rodriguez  
Date: January 31, 2024
Docket Number: 49266

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…

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