State of Iowa
v.
John Stanley Kephart, Jr.
County:
Des Moines
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
John Stanley Kephart, Jr.
Attorney for the Appellee
Linda J. Hines, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
R.E. Breckenridge
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
24-1642
Date Published:
Oct 01, 2025
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Des Moines County, John M. Wright, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered without oral argument by Ahlers, P.J., and Chicchelly and Sandy, JJ. Opinion by Chicchelly, J. (5 pages)
John Stanley Kephart Jr. appeals the sentences imposed after pleading guilty to theft in the first degree and burglary in the third degree. He alleges the district court abused its discretion in declining to suspend his sentences. OPINION HOLDS: Because we find the district court exercised proper discretion in sentencing Kephart, we affirm.
