State v. Johnson

DONIELSON, Judge.

Defendant appeals the judgment and sentence imposed for his conviction of first-degree robbery in violation of Iowa Code sections 711.1 and 711.2 and the finding that he possessed a firearm during the commission of the crime in violation of Iowa Code section 902.7 (mandatory five-year minimum sentence for use of a firearm). On appeal, defendant asserts that: (1) the information charging him with first-degree robbery failed to give adequate notice of the State’s intent to rely on the enhanced punishment provisions of section 902.7; (2) an unloaded pistol is not a “firearm”…