State v. Iowa District Court for Johnson County

SNELL, Justice.

This case comes to us on further review from the court of appeals, where the district court’s opinion was upheld. Because we determine that a sentencing court has no authority to drop the third digit of an intoxilyzer reading, we vacate the decision of the court of appeals and sustain the writ. The case is remanded to the district court for resentencing.

I.Factual Background and Procedure

The facts providing the basis for this appeal are quite simple. A drunk driver, Seth Matthew Scott, provided two readings to Johnson County police on the night he was arrested. His preliminary…