State of Iowa
v.
Kenneth Hoxsey
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Kenneth Hoxsey
Attorney for the Appellee
Sharon K. Hall, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Vidhya K. Reddy, Assistant Attorney General
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Scott County, Mark Fowler, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Mullins, P.J., and May and Ahlers, JJ. Opinion by Mullins, P.J. Special Concurrence by Ahlers, J. Dissent by May, J. (9 pages)
Kenneth Hoxsey appeals his sentence of immediate incarceration. OPINION HOLDS: The district court explained its valid reasons for imposing sentence, did not consider inappropriate matters, and did not abuse its discretion. We affirm. SPECIAL CONCURRENCE ASSERTS: I write separately to emphasize a defendant appealing following a guilty plea should always explicitly address “good cause” in the appellant’s brief, even if failure to do so is not always fatal. DISSENT ASSERTS: Because I am not convinced we have jurisdiction, I must respectfully dissent.
