State of Iowa
v.
Steven Charles Fuhlman
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Steven Charles Fuhlman
Attorney for the Appellee
Kyle Hanson, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Nathan A. Mundy
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Scott County, Meghan Corbin, Judge. SENTENCE VACATED AND REMANDED FOR RESENTENCING. Considered by Ahlers, P.J., Badding, J., and Doyle, S.J. Opinion by Ahlers, P.J. (8 pages)
Steven Fuhlman appeals his sentence following a guilty plea. He argues (1) he received ineffective assistance of counsel, (2) the district court abused its discretion by considering an improper factor in sentencing him, and (3) the district court abused its discretion by failing to adequately explain the reasons for his sentence. OPINION HOLDS: We do not have jurisdiction to hear Fuhlman’s ineffective-assistance-of-counsel claim, and Fuhlman has failed to meet his burden of showing that the district court considered an improper factor. But because the district court failed to provide a sufficient statement of reasons supporting Fuhlman’s sentence, we vacate the sentence and remand for resentencing.
