State of Iowa
v.
Justin Patrick Meade
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Justin Patrick Meade
Attorney for the Appellee
Anagha Dixit, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Dan Vondra
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Johnson County, Jason A. Burns, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered without oral argument by Schumacher, P.J., and Badding and Langholz, JJ. Opinion by Badding, J. (6 pages)
Justin Meade appeals the guilty plea and sentence for his conviction of harassment in the first degree. He argues that his guilty plea was not knowing or voluntary and that the district court abused its discretion by declining to suspend his sentence despite mitigating factors. OPINION HOLDS: Because Meade did not file a motion in arrest of judgment, his challenge to the validity of his guilty plea is not preserved for appellate review. The record reflects that the district court considered all appropriate sentencing factors, including mitigating and aggravating circumstances. Accordingly, we affirm Meade’s sentence.
