State of Iowa v. Donald Benjamin Earl Reed

WATERMAN,-Justice.'■

In this appeal, we review, a twenty-seven-year-old defendant’s challenges to his sentence of up to 100 years for drug dealing, child endangerment, and possession of firearms. The jury found thé defendant guilty on those offenses, which he committed as an adult. The firearm .conviction automatically doubled the sentence for his *696cocaine offense from twenty-five to fifty years. The district court had discretion, to sentence him to as little as fifty years with immediate parole eligibility, or up to 150 years based on another enhancement for his' prior felony drug conviction…