State of Iowa
v.
Venhure Yosef Tsegay
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Venhure Yosef Tsegay
Attorney for the Appellee
Timothy M. Hau, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Alfredo Parrish and Gina Messamer
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
18-1660
Date Published:
Jan 09, 2020
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Wapello County, Lucy J. Gamon, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Doyle, P.J., and Tabor and Schumacher, JJ. Opinion by Schumacher, J. (7 pages)
Venhure Tsegay appeals his conviction for first-degree robbery. He claims his sentence of twenty-five years in prison should be considered cruel and unusual punishment because he was eighteen years old at the time of the offense. He also raises an equal protection challenge. OPINION HOLDS: We affirm Tsegay’s conviction and sentence,
