State v. Dee

REYNOLDSON, Justice.

Defendant appeals judgment and 50 year sentence entered on his plea of guilty to the crime of rape. See § 698.1, The Code.

Released on bail during pendency of this appeal pursuant to his constitutional right (Iowa Constitution, art. I, § 12), defendant now asserts trial court erred in: 1) imposing a 50 year sentence; 2) denying him his right to allocution; 3) not investigating effective assistance of counsel; and 4) accepting an involuntary guilty plea.

I.Fifty year sentence.

Defendant claims trial court erred by basing its decision to impose a 50 year sentence on an…