Legal Opinion

State v. McGonigal

Idaho Supreme Court

Decided November 23, 1992No. 19578PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JOHNSON, Justice.

This is a criminal case in which there are only two issues:

1. Did the trial court have jurisdiction to resentence the defendant before the defendant had been placed in the custody of the board of correction?

Following State v. Johnson, 101 Idaho 581, 618 P.2d 759 (1980), we conclude that the trial court did have jurisdiction.

2. Did the trial court abuse its discretion in increasing the defendant’s sentence?

Applying the standards stated in State v. Broadhead, 120 Idaho 141, 814 P.2d 401 (1991), overruled on other grounds by State v. Brown, 121 Idaho 385, 825 P.2d 482 (1992), we…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. State v. BrownIdaho Supreme Court · 1992
  2. State v. BroadheadIdaho Supreme Court · 1991
  3. State v. JohnsonIdaho Supreme Court · 1980

3Cited by26 opinions

  1. State v. HarringtonIdaho Court of Appeals · 1999
  2. State v. WilliamsIdaho Court of Appeals · 1994
  3. State v. PetersenIdaho Court of Appeals · 2010
  4. State v. BrownIdaho Supreme Court · 2022
  5. State v. Jack Cahill Steelsmith, Jr.Idaho Court of Appeals · 2012

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