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State of Iowa
v.
Aaron Dion Michael Hanson Gales, Jr.
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Aaron Dion Michael Hanson Gales, Jr.
Attorney for the Appellee
Timothy M. Hau, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Jessica A. Millage
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Scott County, Henry W. Latham II, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Bower, C.J., and Tabor and Greer, JJ. Opinion by Greer, J. (7 pages)
Aaron Hanson Gales Jr. pled guilty to escaping from custody after being convicted of a felony and, at a combined sentencing hearing for four cases, was sentenced to a term of incarceration not to exceed five years for escaping from custody. Hanson Gales was ordered to serve the five-year term consecutively to some of the terms in other cases. On appeal, he argues the district court abused its discretion in sentencing him to jail and running the sentence consecutive to other terms of incarceration. He points to his “young age,” claiming it should have been a strong mitigating factor, and maintains the court’s brief explanation for the sentence is insufficient. OPINION HOLDS: Because Hanson Gales has not shown the court abused its discretion in reaching its sentencing decision and the court’s explanation of its decision, while concise, is sufficient for our review, we affirm Hanson Gales’s sentence.
