State v. Lathrop

TERNUS, Chief Justice.

The defendant, Ritchie Lathrop, appeals from his conviction and sentence for third-degree sexual abuse. His appeal was transferred to the court of appeals, where his conviction was affirmed and several claims for postconviction relief were preserved. We granted the defendant’s application for further review to consider two issues: (1) whether his sentence to lifetime parole under Iowa Code section 903B.1 (2007) violated the constitutional prohibition against ex post facto laws, and (2) whether the sentencing court abused its discretion by ordering him to have no contact…