State v. Stewart

On August 11, 2008, Charles Stewart Jr. pled guilty to assault causing bodily injury in violation of Iowa Code section 708.1(1) and 708.2(2) (2005). On October 1, 2008, the district court sentenced Stewart to sixty days in jail with all but time served suspended, unsupervised probation for two years, and a fine of $315 plus surcharge and costs. As part of Stewart’s sentence, he was ordered to pay restitution to the Iowa Department of Human Services (DHS) 1 in the amount of $1266.93 for Medicaid expenditures that were paid for the treatment of the victim’s injuries. On appeal, Stewart asserts…