Supreme Court of Iowa· 11/25/1998

State v. Cooley

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587 N.W.2d 752
1998 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 272
1998 WL 820693

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considering whether the district court improperly exercised its sentencing discretion by requiring the defendant to choose between two proffered sentences
discussing the rule that “[e]ach sentencing decision must be made on an individual basis, and no single factor alone is determinative”
considering whether the district court improperly exercised its sentencing discretion by requiring the defendant to choose between two proffered sentences
claim that district court improperly exercised its sentencing discretion by requiring defendant to choose between two proffered sentences
claim that district court improperly exercised its sentencing discretion by requiring defendant to choose between two proffered sentences
“It strikes us as exceedingly unfair to urge that a defendant, on the threshold of being sentenced, must question the court’s exercise of discretion or forever waive the right to assign the error on appeal.”

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Judges: Carter, Layorato, Neuman, Snell, Cady

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