State v. Anderson

STREIT, Justice.

Michael Anderson was ordered to serve a special sentence of ten years pursuant to Iowa Code section 903B.2. He argues this sentence should have begun to run when he discharged the sentence for the offense that triggered imposition of the special sentence. The State argues the special sentence should not begin to run until Anderson discharges a concurrent and separate prison sentence. Based on the language of the statute, the special sentence should have begun when Anderson discharged the sentence for the underlying criminal offense, regardless of his concurrent and unrelated…