State v. Guerrero

LANSING, Judge.

Joel Guerrero appeals from the sentence imposed on him following his guilty plea to one count of lewd and lascivious conduct with a minor under the age of sixteen, I.C. § 18-1508. Guerrero claims that the district court erred by refusing to allow him to cross-examine the mother of the victim following her victim impact statement made at the sentencing hearing. We conclude that Guerrero was not entitled to cross-examine the victim’s mother, and we therefore affirm the sentence.

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

In May of 1996, Joel Guerrero pleaded guilty to one count of lewd conduct with a…