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STATE v. BRUEGGER

No. 07-0352.

773 N.W.2d 862 (2009)

STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. Jordan Kevin Lamar BRUEGGER, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

October 2, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew R. Metzgar and R. Scott Rhinehart of Rhinehart Law, P.C., Sioux City, for appellant.

Thomas J. Miller, Attorney General, Sheryl A. Soich, Assistant Attorney General, and Coleman McAllister, County Attorney, for appellee.

APPEL, Justice.

In this case, we are confronted with a claim by a defendant convicted of statutory rape that a twenty-five-year prison sentence amounts to cruel and unusual punishment. His term of incarceration was substantially lengthened based upon a prior incident of sexual misconduct committed by the defendant as a juvenile. For the reasons expressed below, we vacate the sentencing order of the district court and remand for further proceedings.

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