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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.