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Case No. 22-0086

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State of Iowa
v.
Terry Lamont Stephens

County:
Polk

Appellee

State of Iowa

Appellant

Terry Lamont Stephens

Attorney for the Appellee

Israel Kodiaga, Assistant Attorney General

Attorney for the Appellant

John Audlehelm

Court of Appeals

Court of Appeals Opinion

Opinion Number:
22-0086
Date Published:
Feb 08, 2023
Summary

            Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Joseph W. Seidlin, Judge.  AFFIRMED.  Considered by Vaitheswaran, P.J., Ahlers, J., and Carr, S.J.  Opinion by Ahlers, J.  (5 pages)

            Terry Stephens challenges his sentences, claiming his right to allocution was violated.  OPINION HOLDS: The court gave Stephens an opportunity to address the court prior to judgment as required by Iowa Rule of Criminal Procedure 2.23(3)(d), and he declined.  Stephens’s right to allocution was not violated.

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