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Case No. 22-0244

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State of Iowa
v.
David Lee Miller

Appellee

State of Iowa

Appellant

David Lee Miller

Attorney for the Appellee

Nicholas E. Siefert, Assistant Attorney General

Attorney for the Appellant

Robert P. Ranschau (until withdrawal) and Ella M. Newell, Assistant Appellate Defenders

Court of Appeals

Court of Appeals Opinion

Opinion Number:
22-0244
Date Published:
Feb 08, 2023
Summary

            Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Des Moines County, Mark E. Kruse, Judge.  AFFIRMED.  Considered by Tabor, P.J., and Schumacher and Chicchelly, JJ.  Opinion by Tabor, P.J. (5 pages)

            David Lee Miller appeals his sentences for four drug-related convictions.  He claims the district court did not provide adequate reasoning and abused its discretion.  OPINION HOLDS: Because the district court’s sentencing colloquy gave Miller ample rationale for his sentences, and that rationale was reasonable and tenable, we affirm.

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