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Case No. 22-2105

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State of Iowa
v.
John Frank Thomasson

County:
Des Moines

Appellee

State of Iowa

Appellant

John Frank Thomasson

Attorney for the Appellee

Linda J. Hines, Assistant Attorney General

Attorney for the Appellant

Erin M. Carr

Court of Appeals

Court of Appeals Opinion

Opinion Number:
22-2105
Date Published:
Nov 08, 2023
Summary

            Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Des Moines County, Clinton R. Boddicker, District Associate Judge.  AFFIRMED.  Considered by Bower, C.J., and Ahlers and Chicchelly, JJ.  Opinion by Ahlers, J.  (3 pages)

            John Thomasson appeals the prison sentences imposed following his guilty pleas, contending the sentences should have been suspended.  OPINION HOLDS: The district court did not abuse its discretion in imposing terms of incarceration rather than suspending the sentences.

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