State v. Larios

TROUT, Justice.

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BACKGROUND AND PRIOR PROCEEDINGS

This ease originally came to this Court several years ago. Abel Larios (Larios), a juvenile, had been charged as an adult with murder, however, prior to trial, Larios entered into a plea bargain arrangement, whereby he plead guilty to a reduced charge of voluntary manslaughter. See State v. Larios, 125 Idaho 727, 874 P.2d 538 (1994). Without conducting further proceedings, the trial court erroneously sentenced Larios as an adult.

In our earlier opinion, we concluded that the district court was permitted to sentence Larios as an adult but that…