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Case No. 20-0737

State of Iowa
v.
Alphonze Emanuel

Appellee

State of Iowa

Appellant

Alphonze Emanuel

Attorney for the Appellee

Thomas E. Bakke, Assistant Attorney General

Attorney for the Appellant

Mary K. Conroy, Assistant Appellate Defender

Court of Appeals

Court of Appeals Opinion

Opinion Number:
20-0737
Date Published:
May 12, 2021
Summary

            Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Marshall County, Kim M. Riley, District Associate Judge.  AFFIRMED.  Considered by Bower, C.J., and Doyle and Mullins, JJ.  Opinion by Mullins, J. (5 pages)

            Alphonze Emanuel appeals the sentence imposed upon his criminal conviction, claiming his “waiver of his right to be personally present at his sentencing was not intelligent, voluntary, or knowing.”  OPINION HOLDS: Finding no abuse of discretion or merit to the alleged sentencing deficiency, we affirm Emanuel’s sentence.

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