State of Iowa
v.
Latrice Denise Saunders
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Latrice Denise Saunders
Attorney for the Appellee
Nicholas E. Siefert, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Vidhya K. Reddy, Assistant Appellate Defender
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
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Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Floyd County, Peter B. Newell, District Associate Judge. SENTENCE VACATED AND REMANDED FOR RESENTENCING. Considered by Tabor, P.J., and Schumacher and Ahlers, JJ. Opinion by Tabor, P.J. (5 pages)
Latrice Saunders appeals her sentence for fourth-degree criminal mischief, for the second time. Last year, we vacated her sentence and remanded for resentencing so that she could benefit from an ameliorative legislative change. On remand, the court imposed the same sentence with no additional explanation. She contends the court abused its discretion in failing to state the reasons for the sentence on the record. OPINION HOLDS: Because the court had the discretion to impose a different sentence on remand, it needed to explain its choice to impose the harsher, original sentence. We remand for the court to fulfill that obligation.
