State v. Dohrn

McCORMICK, Justice.

Defendant Rodney Dohrn appeals from an indeterminate twenty-five-year sentence which he received upon his guilty plea conviction of sexual abuse in the second degree under section 709.3, The Code. The determinative question is whether the trial court had discretion to impose a lesser sentence. We hold the court did not and therefore affirm.

Sexual abuse in the second degree is a class “B” felony. Section 902.9(1) provides that “[a] class ‘B’ felon shall be confined for no more than twenty-five years.” If the offense is a forcible felony, incarceration is mandatory. § 907.3.…