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State of Iowa
v.
Nicole Elizabeth Zimmerman
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Nicole Elizabeth Zimmerman
Attorney for the Appellee
Israel Kodiaga, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Shellie L. Knipfer, Assistant Appellate Defender
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. CONVICTIONS AFFIRMED; SENTENCES AFFIRMED IN PART, VACATED IN PART, AND REMANDED. Considered by Doyle, P.J., and Tabor and Schumacher, JJ. Opinion by Schumacher, J. (11 pages)
Defendant appeals convictions for theft, identity theft, and forgery. OPINION HOLDS: We reject defendant’s ineffective-assistance-of-counsel claims because a factual basis existed for the forgery conviction. We find the trial court did not abuse its discretion in sentencing the defendant to a term of incarceration. We vacate those portions of the sentencing orders pertaining to restitution and remand for a new restitution calculation.
