State of Iowa
v.
Stephen Devon Phillips
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Stephen Devon Phillips
Attorney for the Appellee
Zachary Miller, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Bradley M. Bender, Assistant Appellate Defender
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Black Hawk County, Linda M. Fangman, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Bower, C.J., and Tabor and Greer, JJ. Opinion by Tabor, J. (7 pages)
After a jury convicted Stephen Phillips of robbery in the first degree, a judge sentenced him to serve no more than twenty-five but at least seventeen and one-half years in prison. Phillips appeals his sentence arguing (1) the State did not present sufficient evidence of his guilt and (2) the court abused its discretion by imposing the harshest mandatory minimum sentence allowed. OPINION HOLDS: Finding substantial evidence of his guilt and no abuse of discretion in sentencing, we affirm.
