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State of Iowa
v.
Bruce Rankin
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Bruce Rankin
Attorney for the Appellee
Tyler J. Buller, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Melinda J. Nye, Assistant Appellate Defender
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Pottawattamie County, Craig M. Dreismeier, District Associate Judge. SENTENCE AFFIRMED IN PART, VACATED IN PART, AND REMANDED. Considered by Vaitheswaran, P.J., Tabor, J., and Gamble, S.J. Opinion by Gamble, S.J. (3 pages)
Bruce Rankin appeals the sentence imposed upon his conviction for two counts of indecent contact with a child, contending the district court erred in determining Rankin had the reasonable ability to pay an unknown amount of attorney’s fees. OPINION HOLDS: The court erred in determining Rankin was able to pay attorney fees in an unknown amount. We reverse the part of the sentence regarding restitution and remand the case for resentencing consistent with State v. Albright, 925 N.W.2d 144, 160-61 (Iowa 2019).
