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.