State v. Ross

TERNUS, Chief Justice.

The appellant, Charles Edward Ross III, challenges his sentences on two counts of robbery in the second degree as a habitual offender. He claims the court was without authority to impose a fine because neither the robbery statute nor the habitual-offender statute provide for a fine, a claim with which the State agrees. Ross’s second challenge to his sentence focuses on the court’s imposition of a period of imprisonment “as provided by Iowa Code section! ] ... 902.12,” which requires a defendant to serve a minimum of seventy percent of his sentence before becoming…