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Case No. 20-0576

State of Iowa
v.
Adam Stephen Miller

Appellee

State of Iowa

Appellant

Adam Stephen Miller

Attorney for the Appellee

Martha E. Trout, Assistant Attorney General

Attorney for the Appellant

Nan Jennisch, Assistant Appellate Defender

Court of Appeals

Court of Appeals Opinion

Opinion Number:
20-0576
Date Published:
Jan 21, 2021
Summary

            Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Des Moines County, John M. Wright and Wyatt Peterson, Judges.  AFFIRMED.  Considered by Bower, C.J., and Vaitheswaran and Greer, JJ.  Opinion by Bower, C.J. (7 pages)

            Adam Stephen Miller appeals from the sentence imposed following his plea of guilty to third-offense possession of a controlled substance with a habitual-offender enhancement.  Miller contends the district court abused its sentencing discretion in considering an improper factor and failed to consider his reasonable ability to pay for reimbursement of jail fees.  OPINION HOLDS: The district court did not abuse its sentencing discretion, and the judgment for jail fees was not subject to a reasonable-ability-to-pay determination.

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