State v. Dieckmann

The Supreme Court affirmed Defendant's conviction but vacated the portion of Defendant's sentence regarding restitution, holding that remand was required because the district court did not have the benefit of the procedures outlined in State v. Albright, __ N.W.2d __ (Iowa 2019).The court of appeals affirmed Defendant's conviction, holding that Defendant's counsel was not ineffective for failing to challenge the sufficiency of the evidence. The court further found that the district court did not err in assessing restitution for appellate attorney fees. The Supreme Court granted further review and affirmed Defendant's conviction, letting the court of appeals decision stand as this Court's final decision regarding Defendant's ineffective assistance of counsel claims. As to Defendant's argument that the district court erred in ordering him to pay restitution in the form of appellate attorney fees without first determining his reasonable ability to pay those fees, the Court held that the restitution part of Defendant's sentence regarding those fees should be vacated and the case remanded to the district court to impose restitution consistent with this Court's decision in Albright. View "State v. Dieckmann" on Justia Law