Edward Algenerio Campbell, Jr.
v.
State of Iowa
Appellant
Edward Algenerio Campbell, Jr.
Appellee
State of Iowa
Attorney for the Appellant
Francis Hurley
Attorney for the Appellee
Eric Wessan, Solicitor General, and Ian M. Jongewaard, Assistant Solicitor General
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Scott D. Rosenberg, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered without oral argument by Greer, P.J., Badding, J., and Potterfield, S.J. Opinion by Potterfield, S.J. (3 pages)
After Edward Campbell Jr. filed a frivolous application for postconviction relief, the district court reduced his earned time credit by thirty days as a penalty. Campbell appeals, arguing that deciding how much to reduce his earned time credit is akin to sentencing and, accordingly, the district court should provide reasons on the record for its specific reduction decision. OPINION HOLDS: Because the district court was not required to give reasons for the amount of earned time credit it deducted from Campbell and there is no evidence the district court abused its discretion by imposing a thirty-day reduction, we affirm.
