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State of Iowa
v.
Briana Nicole Jenkins
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Briana Nicole Jenkins
Attorney for the Appellee
Tyler J. Buller (until withdrawal) and Benjamin Parrott, Assistant Attorneys General
Attorney for the Appellant
Erin Patrick Lyons
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Christopher Kemp, Brendan E. Greiner, and Gregory D. Brandt, District Associate Judges. APPEAL DISMISSED. Considered by Vaitheswaran, P.J., and Greer and Schumacher, JJ. Opinion by Greer, J. (7 pages)
After being charged with five counts of violation of a custodial order, Briana Jenkins signed and filed a petition to plead guilty in April 2021. She agreed to plead guilty to one of the counts and enter an Alford plea to another in exchange for dismissing the three other counts and certain sentencing terms. Now, Jenkins challenges the sentencing process following acceptance of the plea agreement and argues the convictions should be vacated so she can withdraw her guilty pleas. Her focus is on the sentencing process and whether it followed the mandatory parameters of Iowa Rule of Criminal Procedure 2.10. OPINION HOLDS: Jenkins has no remedy because she got what she bargained for and she has not established good cause to appeal. Without good cause, we lack jurisdiction.
