STATE v. THOMPSON

No. 91-1579.

494 N.W.2d 239 (1992)

STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. Jake Emil THOMPSON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

December 23, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Linda Del Gallo, State Appellate Defender, and Rachele B. Hjelmaas and Patricia J. Cone-Fisher, Asst. Appellate Defenders, for appellant.

Bonnie J. Campbell, Atty. Gen., Sheryl A. Soich, Asst. Atty. Gen., John P. Sarcone, County Atty., and Odell McGhee, Asst. County Atty., for appellee.

Considered by MCGIVERIN, C.J., and LARSON, SCHULTZ, LAVORATO, and ANDREASEN, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

The question here is whether the district court has discretion to allow a defendant, convicted of a forcible felony pursuant to Iowa Code section 902.7 (1991), to waive his presentence investigation and request immediate sentencing, contrary to sections 901.2 and 901.10. We believe the defendant in the present case knowingly and voluntarily waived consideration of his presentence investigation prior to the district court's imposition of the mandatory minimum...

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