State of Iowa v. George Davis

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF IOWA No. 20–1244 Submitted December 14, 2021—Filed January 28, 2022 STATE OF IOWA, Appellee, vs. GEORGE DAVIS, Appellant. Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Mark F. Schlenker, District Associate Judge. Defendant challenges the legality of his sentencing hearing, contending the district court denied the defendant the right of allocution. AFFIRMED. McDonald, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which Christensen, C.J., and Appel, Waterman, Mansfield, and Oxley, JJ., joined. Appel, J., filed a concurring opinion. McDermott, J., filed a dissenting…