State of Iowa
v.
Jason D. Gryp
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Jason D. Gryp
Attorney for the Appellee
Darrel Mullins, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Lauren M. Phelps
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Scott County, Thomas G. Reidel and Mark D. Cleve, Judges. AFFIRMED. Considered by Potterfield, P.J., Doyle, J., and Mahan, S.J. Opinion by Potterfield, P.J. (4 pages)
Jason Gryp appeals the district court’s imposition of a ten-year sentence of incarceration for his conviction for possession with intent to deliver (methamphetamine), a class “C” felony. Gryp maintains the court should have suspended his sentence, arguing the court abused its discretion by failing to place more weight on positive factors outlined in the report from the presentence investigation and failing to consider the “naturally deterrent effect” of the fact that, during the commission of this crime, Gryp was shot multiple times by the friend to whom he intended to sell methamphetamine. OPINION HOLDS: It is the role of the sentencing court, in an exercise of its discretion, to determine the weight to place on the various considerations. The court did not abuse its discretion in imposing a term of incarceration. We affirm.
