State of Iowa v. Antrell Marlin Roberts Jackson ( 2023 )

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF IOWA
No. 22-1160
Filed June 21, 2023
STATE OF IOWA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
vs.
ANTRELL MARLIN ROBERTS JACKSON,
Defendant-Appellant.
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Black Hawk County, Andrea J. Dryer,
Judge.
Antrell Jackson appeals the terms of probation imposed in his criminal
cases. AFFIRMED.
Stuart Hoover, East Dubuque, Illinois, for appellant.
Brenna Bird, Attorney General, and Anagha Dixit, Assistant Attorney
General, for appellee.
Considered by Vaitheswaran, P.J., and Ahlers and Badding, JJ.
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AHLERS, Judge.
Antrell Jackson received suspended, concurrent sentences after pleading
guilty to forgery, theft in the third degree, and theft in the fourth degree in two
cases. The sentences imposed were the agreed-upon sentences, with one
exception. Jackson argued for unsupervised probation, while the State argued for
supervised probation. The district court imposed supervised probation, primarily
citing Jackson’s lengthy criminal history. On appeal, Jackson does not claim the
district court considered improper factors in imposing supervised probation.1 He
simply reargues why he thinks unsupervised probation would be better—
arguments the district court noted that it understood when it imposed supervised
probation—and contends the decision to impose supervised probation amounts to
an abuse of discretion.
Sentencing decisions are cloaked with a strong presumption in their favor
and will only be overturned upon showing of an abuse of discretion or the
consideration of improper factors. State v. Boldon, 954 N.W.2d 62, 73 (Iowa
2021). Neither has been shown here. A full opinion would not augment or clarify
existing case law, so we affirm without further opinion. See Iowa Ct. R. 21.26(1)(e)
(providing memorandum opinions may be used when “[a] full opinion would not
augment or clarify existing case law”).
AFFIRMED.
1 Jackson has good cause to appeal because he only challenges his sentences.
See Iowa Code § 814.6(1)(a)(3) (2022) (requiring defendants establish good cause
to appeal following a guilty plea to offenses other than class “A” felonies); State v.
Damme, 944 N.W.2d 98, 105 (Iowa 2020) (“We hold that good cause exists to
appeal from a conviction following a guilty plea when the defendant challenges his
or her sentence rather than the guilty plea.”).