STATE v. VALIN

No. 05-0781.

724 N.W.2d 440 (2006)

STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. Christopher Lawrence VALIN, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

December 1, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Linda Del Gallo, State Appellate Defender, and Shellie Knipfer, Assistant State Appellate Defender, for appellant.

Thomas J. Miller, Attorney General, Sheryl A. Soich, Assistant Attorney General, John P. Sarcone, County Attorney, and Ramonda Belcher Ford, Assistant County Attorney, for appellee.


CADY, Justice.

In this appeal we must decide if special conditions of probation not directly related to the crime of conviction, but related to a prior conviction, may be imposed as a part of a sentence. We reverse the decision of the district court.

I. Background Facts and Proceedings.

Christopher Valin was convicted of operating while intoxicated (OWI), second offense, following his arrest in September of 2004. In April 2005, the district...

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