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State of Iowa
v.
Quintin Demilo Clemons
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Quintin Demilo Clemons
Attorney for the Appellee
Linda J. Hines, Assistant Attorney General
Attorneys for the Appellant
Nathan A. Mundy (until withdrawal)
Des C. Leehey
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Scott County, Korie Talkington, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Greer, P.J., Schumacher, J., and Potterfield, S.J. Opinion by Potterfield, S.J. (5 pages)
As part of a plea agreement he entered into with the State, Quintin Clemons pled guilty to eluding, first offense. The State agreed to recommend a sentence of 120 days in county jail with all but ten days suspended while Clemons was free to make any request. Following an unreported sentencing hearing, the district court sentenced Clemons to 240 days in the county jail with all but thirty days suspended and placed him on probation. Clemons appeals that sentence, arguing the district court failed to provide adequate reasons on the record for imposing a more severe sentence than he requested or the State recommended. OPINION HOLDS: Because the court is not required to give its reasons for rejecting particular sentencing options and the reasons it gave for the sentence it did impose were adequate to enable our review, we affirm.
