Idaho Code
Idaho Code § 19-101 (2026)
Legal conviction necessary to punishment.
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Legal conviction necessary to punishment.
No person can be punished for a public offense except upon a legal conviction in a court having jurisdiction thereof.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1978–2022 · leading case: State v. Wagenius, 581 P.2d 319 (Idaho 1978).
State v. Wagenius, 581 P.2d 319 (Idaho 1978). “Our inquiry commences with I.C. § 19-101 which provides: "19-101. LEGAL CONVICTION NECESSARY TO PUNISHMENT.”
Paradis v. State, 716 P.2d 1306 (Idaho 1986). “, I.C. § 19-101 ("No person can be punished for a public offense except upon a legal conviction in a court having jurisdiction thereof.”
State v. Flowers, 249 P.3d 367 (Idaho 2011). “Idaho Code § 19-101 states, “No person can be punished for a public offense except upon a legal conviction in a court having jurisdiction thereof.”
United States v. Sharp, 179 P.3d 1059 (Idaho 2008). “Idaho Code § 19-101 provides, “No person can be punished for a public offense except upon a legal conviction in a court having jurisdiction thereof.”
State v. Cross, 670 P.2d 901 (Idaho 1983). “If punishment is the goal, then I.C. § 19-101 is appropriate and a jail sentence or fine may be imposed; but an accused should not be enticed with the prospect of a withheld judgment, and then immediately sentenced to and obligated to serve jail time or to pay a fine.”
State v. Brandt, 715 P.2d 1011 (Idaho Ct. App. 1986). “2d 319, 324 (1978), another niche was carved out by a conclusion that, for purposes of I.C. § 19-101, which requires a conviction in a court having jurisdiction before punishment can be imposed, a conviction results when “a verdict or plea of guilty is accepted by the court.”
State v. Olsen (Idaho 2022). “Additionally, Olsen’s desired interpretation of Idaho Code section 19-2601(3) presents issues and inconsistencies when read in conjunction with sections 19-101 and 18-8005, and Idaho Misdemeanor Criminal Rule 6(a)(3).”
State v. Olsen, 508 P.3d 1250 (Idaho 2022). “Additionally, Olsen’s desired interpretation of Idaho Code section 19-2601(3) presents issues and inconsistencies when read in conjunction with sections 19-101 and 18-8005, and Idaho Misdemeanor Criminal Rule 6(a)(3).”
State v. Dakota Lee Villafuerte, 373 P.3d 695 (Idaho 2016). “In order for there to be a public offense, the alleged conduct must be a criminal offense under Idaho law, State v.”
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