State v. Kress

LAVORATO, Chief Justice.

The defendant, Sherry Kay Kress, appeals from her conviction and sentence upon her guilty plea to procurement of a prescription drug by forgery. She contends that her counsel was ineffective in permitting her to enter a guilty plea and failing to file a motion in arrest of judgment because the district court misinformed her concerning the application of Iowa Code section 124.413 (1999) (minimum sentence provision). She also asserts the district court erred in imposing the one-third mandatory minimum sentence under section 124.413. We find no error in the court’s ruling…