State of Iowa v. Valentin Velez

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF IOWA No. 11–0472 Filed April 12, 2013 STATE OF IOWA, Appellee, vs. VALENTIN VELEZ, Appellant. On review from the Iowa Court of Appeals. Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Pottawattamie County, Richard H. Davidson, Judge. The State seeks further review from a court of appeals decision which vacated the defendant’s sentence on one of two counts of willful injury causing serious injury and remanded to the district court for further proceedings. DECISION OF COURT OF APPEALS VACATED; DISTRICT COURT JUDGMENT AFFIRMED. Mark C. Smith, State Appellate Defender, and Stephan…