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Case No. 21-1134

State of Iowa
v.
John Edward Hoffman

Appellee

State of Iowa

Appellant

John Edward Hoffman

Attorney for the Appellee

Tyler J. Buller, Assistant Attorney General

Attorney for the Appellant

Christopher C. Fry and Alyssa M. Carlson

Court of Appeals

Court of Appeals Opinion

Opinion Number:
21-1134
Date Published:
Feb 16, 2022
Summary

            Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Dubuque County, Monica Zrinyi Ackley, Judge.  SENTENCES VACATED AND CASE REMANDED FOR RESENTENCING.  Considered by Bower, C.J., and Vaitheswaran and Chicchelly, JJ.  Opinion by Chicchelly, J.  (7 pages)

            John Hoffman appeals the sentences imposed after he pled guilty to homicide by vehicle, nonconsensual termination of a human pregnancy, and serious injury by vehicle.  OPINION HOLDS: Hoffman’s guilty plea was conditioned on the district court’s adherence to the parties’ agreement for concurrent sentences.  Because the court imposed consecutive sentences, Hoffman was entitled to withdraw his guilty plea. 

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