State of Iowa
v.
Carl John Meyers, Jr.
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Carl John Meyers, Jr.
Attorney for the Appellee
Genevieve Reinkoester, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Brenda J. Gohr, Assistant Appellate Defender
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Marshall County, John J. Haney, Judge. SENTENCE AFFIRMED IN PART, VACATED IN PART, AND REMANDED. Considered by Vaitheswaran, P.J., and Tabor and May, JJ. Opinion by Vaitheswaran, P.J. (3 pages)
Following a guilty plea, Carl Meyers Jr. appeals his sentence, arguing the district court erroneously “ordered [him] to pay court costs without any showing that he had the reasonable ability to repay those obligations.” OPINION HOLDS: Applying State v. Albright, 925 N.W.2d 144, 160–62 (Iowa 2019), we vacate the sentencing court’s assessment of court costs against Meyers pending the completion of a final restitution order and a subsequent determination of Meyers’ reasonable ability to pay.
