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Case No. 20-0392

Keith Terrell Bass
v.
Iowa District Court for Scott County

Appellant

Keith Terrell Bass

Appellant

Iowa District Court for Scott County

Attorney for the Appellant

Keith Bass, self-represented

Attorney for the Appellant

Martha E. Trout, Assistant Attorney General

Court of Appeals

Court of Appeals Opinion

Opinion Number:
20-0392
Date Published:
Mar 02, 2022
Summary

            Certiorari to the Iowa District Court for Scott County, Stuart P. Werling, Judge.  WRIT SUSTAINED AND REMANDED.  Considered by May, P.J., Potterfield, S.J., and Mullins, S.J.  Opinion by Potterfield, S.J.  (4 pages)

            In a certiorari action, Keith Bass challenges the district court’s summary denial of his request for a restitution hearing in two separate cases.  OPINION HOLDS: We sustain Bass’s writ of certiorari; on remand, the district court should consider his reasonable ability to pay the court costs in FECR361040 and FECR362818.  Bass is not entitled to appointed counsel for the restitution hearing.   

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