State of Iowa v. Raahsann M. Brown, Jr.

CARR, Senior Judge.

Raahsann Brown Jr. pled guilty to one count of possession of a controlled substance (marijuana), first offense. The district court granted him a deferred judgment. Brown appeals after the court revoked the deferred judgment and imposed judgment and sentence. He argues his constitutional rights were violated when the court entered the order revoking his deferred judgment.

I. Background Facts and Proceedings.

The State charged Brown with possession of a controlled substance on September 24, 2014. Brown entered a written guilty plea, waiving his presence at the guilty plea…