State of Iowa v. Andre Letroy Antwan Harrington

*40CADY, Chief Justice.

In this case, we consider the procedural protections available to a defendant when the State seeks a sentencing enhancement under Iowa’s habitual offender statute. The district court in this case did not inform the defendant of certain constitutional and statutory rights associated with accepting pleas of guilt before accepting his admission to the prior convictions to support the habitual offender status. The court of appeals found the defendant failed to preserve error by filing a motion in arrest of judgment based on his claims of deficiencies in the proceedings. It…