State v. Harrington

CARTER, Justice.

Defendant, Charles Glenn Harrington, appeals from the sentence imposed following his conviction of false imprisonment in violation of Iowa Code section 710.7 (1997). Because we find that defendant received an illegal sentence, we affirm the conviction but vacate the sentence. The case is remanded to the district court for resen-tencing.

Defendant was originally charged with robbery in the first degree and kidnapping in the third degree. The robbery offense was dismissed prior to trial. In connection with the trial on the kidnapping charge, the State presented evidence that the…