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Case No. 23-2044

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State of Iowa
v.
Esai Reno Filomeno Castillo

County:
Cerro Gordo

Appellee

State of Iowa

Appellant

Esai Reno Filomeno Castillo

Attorney for the Appellee

Katherine Wenman, Assistant Attorney General

Attorney for the Appellant

Shellie L. Knipfer, Assistant Appellate Defender

Court of Appeals

Court of Appeals Opinion

Opinion Number:
23-2044
Date Published:
Sep 04, 2024
Summary

            Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Cerro Gordo County, Karen Kaufman Salic, Judge.  AFFIRMED.  Considered by Tabor, P.J., and Chicchelly and Sandy, JJ.  Opinion by Chicchelly, J. (6 pages)

            Esai Reno Filomeno Castillo appeals his sentence after pleading guilty to sexual exploitation of a minor, contending the court abused its discretion when sentencing him by failing to consider certain mitigating factors and improperly relying on others.  OPINION HOLDS: Because we find no abuse of discretion, we affirm the sentence.

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