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State v. Bell

Court of Appeals of Iowa.
May 29, 2014
851 N.W.2d 854 (Iowa Ct. App. 2014)

Summary

arguing an independent statement of reasons was required but reconciling Hennings with the Rules of Criminal Procedure and prior cases

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Opinion

No. 13–0902.

2014-05-29

STATE of Iowa, Plaintiff–Appellee, v. Larry Allen BELL, Defendant–Appellant.

Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Scott County, Mark Fowler, Judge. Defendant appeals the sentences imposed for his convictions of driving while barred and interference with official acts. AFFIRMED. Mark C. Smith, State Appellate Defender, and Patricia A. Reynolds, Assistant Appellate Defender, for appellant. Thomas J. Miller, Attorney General, Kevin Cmelik, Assistant Attorney General, Michael J. Walton, County Attorney, and Robert Bradfield, Assistant County Attorney, for appellee.



Summaries of

State v. Bell

Court of Appeals of Iowa.
May 29, 2014
851 N.W.2d 854 (Iowa Ct. App. 2014)

arguing an independent statement of reasons was required but reconciling Hennings with the Rules of Criminal Procedure and prior cases

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relying on Hennings and affirming imposition of sentences where there was “no explicit connection between [the court's] sentencing plan as a whole and its decision to impose the ... sentence”

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Case details for

State v. Bell

Case Details

Full title:STATE of Iowa, Plaintiff–Appellee, v. Larry Allen BELL…

Court:Court of Appeals of Iowa.

Date published: May 29, 2014

Citations

851 N.W.2d 854 (Iowa Ct. App. 2014)

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