STATE v. KINGERY

No. 08-1184.

774 N.W.2d 309 (2009)

STATE of Iowa, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Douglas Scott KINGERY, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Iowa.

July 2, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark C. Smith, State Appellate Defender, and Theresa R. Wilson, Assistant Appellate Defender, for appellant.

Thomas J. Miller, Attorney General, Elisabeth S. Reynoldson, Assistant Attorney General, and Harold Denton, County Attorney, for appellee.

Considered by MAHAN, P.J., and EISENHAUER and MANSFIELD, JJ.


MAHAN, P.J.

Douglas Kingery appeals from the imposition of special sentences pursuant to Iowa Code sections 903B.1 and .2 (2007). He contends his counsel was ineffective for failing to argue that imposition of those special sentences violated his constitutional rights of equal protection and substantive due process. For the reasons that follow, we disagree and affirm.

I. Background Facts and Proceedings.

At a plea proceeding, Kingery admitted that...

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