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Case No. 23-1649

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State of Iowa
v.
David Lee Polkinghorn

County:
Dubuque

Appellee

State of Iowa

Appellant

David Lee Polkinghorn

Attorney for the Appellee

Bridget A. Chambers (until withdrawal) and Joshua A. Duden, Assistant Attorneys General

Attorney for the Appellant

Ashley Stewart (until withdrawal) and Vidhya K. Reddy, Assistant Appellate Defenders

Court of Appeals

Court of Appeals Opinion

Opinion Number:
23-1649
Date Published:
Jul 03, 2024
Summary

            Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Dubuque County, Robert J. Richter, Judge.  AFFIRMED.  Considered by Ahlers, P.J., and Chicchelly and Buller, JJ.  Opinion by Buller, J. (5 pages)

            A criminal defendant challenges his discretionary sentence, urging his criminal history was not part of the record.  OPINION HOLDS: We affirm because the criminal history was part of the record, and the defendant did not object to it.

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