State of Iowa
v.
Scott Randolph Luke
Defendant appealed from the sentence entered on his guilty plea to domestic abuse assault (second offense). Defendant contends the district court abused its discretion in denying him probation and failed to provide adequate reasons for ordering the sentence to be served consecutively with sentences imposed on other charges. The court of appeals affirmed. Defendant seeks further review.
Resister
State of Iowa
Applicant
Scott Randolph Luke
Attorney for the Resister
Bridget A. Chambers
Attorney for the Applicant
Karmen R. Anderson
Supreme Court
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Non-Oral
Jan 23, 2024 9:00 AM
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Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Cerro Gordo County, Karen Kaufman Salic, District Associate Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Ahlers, P.J., Badding, J., and Danilson, S.J. Opinion by Ahlers, P.J. (7 pages)
Scott Luke appeals his sentence following his guilty plea to second-offense domestic abuse assault. OPINION HOLDS: The district court did not abuse its discretion when sentencing Luke to incarceration and provided adequate reasoning for running the sentence consecutively to other sentences imposed following revocation of Luke’s probation in a separate case.