State of Idaho v. Javonna Kadijah Rettew

── State of Idaho v. Javonna Kadijah Rettew ── Court: Idaho Court of Appeals Date: May 14, 2026 Category: General IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF IDAHO Docket No. 51762 STATE OF IDAHO, ) ) Filed: May 14, 2026 Plaintiff-Respondent, ) ) Melanie Gagnepain, Clerk v. ) ) THIS IS AN UNPUBLISHED JAVONNA KADIJAH RETTEW, ) OPINION AND SHALL NOT ) BE CITED AS AUTHORITY Defendant-Appellant. ) ) Appeal from the District Court of the Fifth Judicial District, State of Idaho, Cassia County. Hon. R. Barry Wood, District Judge. Judgment of conviction and suspended, unified sentence of four years, with a minimum period of confinement of two years, for battery on a law enforcement officer, affirmed. Erik R. Lehtinen, State Appellate Public Defender; Kiley A. Heffner, Deputy Appellate Public Defender, Boise, for appellant. Hon. Raúl R. Labrador, Attorney General; Kale D. Gans, Deputy Attorney General, Boise, for respondent. ________________________________________________ LORELLO, Judge Javonna Kadijah Rettew appeals from her judgment of conviction and suspended, unified sentence of four years, with a minimum period of confinement of two years, for battery on a law enforcement officer. We affirm. I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND Officers responded to an incident in which a vehicle had been driven off the road and into a light pole. When officers arrived, Rettew was in the driver’s seat, the keys were in the ignition, and the vehicle was still in drive. Rettew appeared unconscious to the officers but was mumbling under her breath in response to some of their questions. The officers smelled alcohol coming from Rettew’s breath and saw an open container of alcohol under the driver’s seat and another in the 1 center console cupholder. Rettew was transported to the hospital by ambulance. During that time, officers obtained a warrant for a blood sample from Rettew. When officers arrived at the hospital to execute the blood draw warrant, Rettew did not want the officers to touch her and refused to be touched by any non-hospital personnel. Rettew attempted to leave the hospital bed but complied when she was told to sit down. When officers attempted to perform the blood draw, she kicked at them. The officers then handcuffed Rettew to the hospital bed. While one officer found leg restraints, another officer continued to restrain Rettew while she kicked him. After Rettew was placed in leg restraints, the officers were able to perform the blood draw. The officers placed Rettew under arrest for battery on a law enforcement officer and issued citations for resisting and obstructing arrest, driving with an open container, driving under the influence, and failure to provide vehicle insurance. Rettew was charged with felony battery on a law enforcement officer (I.C. § 18-915), and the district court consolidated the case with the citations. Pursuant to a plea agreement, Rettew agreed to plead guilty to felony battery on a law enforcement officer, in exchange for dismissal of all other charges and the State’s recommendation of probation and a withheld judgment. The plea agreement, entered on March 23, 2022, stated that Rettew “agree[d] to appear in Court at all times when so required. A failure by [Rettew] to appear in Court violates this agreement.” Rettew failed to appear at her pretrial conference and the State advised her that it was no longer bound by the plea agreement. On May 18, 2