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State v. Leon

Idaho Court of Appeals

Decided January 10, 2006No. 31261PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LANSING, Judge.

Abel Ramirez Leon appeals the determinate life sentence imposed by the district court upon Leon’s plea of guilty to first degree murder, Idaho Code §§ 18-4001, - 4002, -4003. Leon claims the sentencing court erred in considering, as part of a victim impact statement, a video presentation with depictions of the victim and her children. Leon also argues that his sentence is excessive.

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BACKGROUND

In May 2003, Abel Ramirez Leon (“Leon”) murdered his estranged wife, Maria Evangelina Castellanoz Leon (“Angie”), by shooting her twice in the head and once in the chest. The shooting…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. Goldberg v. KellySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  4. Payne v. TennesseeSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  5. Goss v. LopezSupreme Court of the United States · 1975

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. State v. SchiermanWashington Supreme Court · 2015
  2. Schoger v. StateIdaho Supreme Court · 2010
  3. State v. SchiermanWashington Supreme Court · 2018
  4. Lopez v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2018
  5. Lopez v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 2017

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