State of Iowa
v.
Gaston Keahna, III
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Gaston Keahna, III
Attorney for the Appellee
Sheryl Soich, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Robert P. Ranschau, Assistant Appellate Defender
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Samantha Gronewald, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Vaitheswaran, P.J., and Tabor and Ahlers, JJ. Opinion by Tabor, J. (4 pages)
Gaston Keahna appeals his sentence following a guilty plea for possession of a controlled substance, third offense. He claims the district court should have suspended his sentence and placed him on probation to better address his substance-abuse issues. OPINION HOLDS: Because the court properly exercised its discretion in balancing Keahna’s opportunity for rehabilitation and the community’s protection, we affirm his five-year prison sentence.
