State of Iowa
v.
Spencer Thornton Smith
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Spencer Thornton Smith
Attorney for the Appellee
Joshua A. Duden, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Shea M. Chapin
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Heather Lauber (guilty plea) and William P. Kelly (sentencing), Judges. AFFIRMED. Considered by Ahlers, P.J., Buller, J., and Carr, S.J. Opinion by Carr, S.J. (6 pages)
Spencer Smith pleaded guilty to homicide by vehicle by operating a motor vehicle while under the influence and serious injury by vehicle by operating a motor vehicle while under the influence. He was sentenced to serve his two sentences consecutively. Smith now appeals, contending he was coerced into pleading and the district court considered an impermissible factor during his sentencing. OPINON HOLDS: We do not have authority to consider Smith’s claim his plea was involuntary and the district court committed no error in sentencing. We affirm.
