State of Iowa
v.
Isaiah Cecil Hakeem Duffield
Isaiah Duffield appealed from the judgment of sentence for a sex offender registry violation, an aggravated misdemeanor. On further review, he argues the district court did not exercise its discretion when it imposed the particular fine amount, which appears to be the minimum fine for a class “D” felony. He also argues the district court failed to provide reasons for imposing that fine.
Resister
State of Iowa
Applicant
Isaiah Cecil Hakeem Duffield
Attorneys for the Resister
Timothy M. Hau
Monty Platz
Attorney for the Applicant
Theresa R. Wilson
Supreme Court
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Non-Oral
Nov 14, 2024 9:00 AM
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Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Fayette County, Richard D. Stochl, Judge. SENTENCE VACATED IN PART AND REMANDED FOR RESENTENCING. Considered by Schumacher, P.J., Ahlers, J., and Potterfield, S.J. Opinion by Ahlers, J. (5 pages)
Isaiah Duffield appeals the sentence imposed following his guilty plea. OPINION HOLDS: Because Duffield cannot establish the district court committed any legal error or abused its discretion when selecting the amount of the fine, we do not disturb the fine imposed. But because the district court did not provide any reasoning for imposing the sentence in this case consecutively to a sentence in a separate case, we must remand for resentencing as to whether the sentence should run consecutively to the other sentence. Resentencing is to be before a different judge.