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State of Iowa
v.
Joshua Steven Nelson
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Joshua Steven Nelson
Attorney for the Appellee
Timothy M. Hau, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Christopher A. Clausen
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Marshall County, Paul G. Crawford, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Ahlers, P.J., and Chicchelly and Buller, JJ. Opinion by Chicchelly, J. (4 pages)
Joshua Steven Nelson appeals the sentence imposed after he pled guilty to one count of domestic abuse assault causing bodily injury, second offense. OPINION HOLDS: Nelson has not met his burden of affirmatively showing the court improperly considered unproven criminal offenses when it sentenced him to a two-year term of incarceration rather than suspending his sentence.
