STATE v. TAYLOR

No. 11-1020.

851 N.W.2d 42 (2014)

STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. Gabriel Detrace TAYLOR, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

July 18, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark C. Smith , State Appellate Defender, and Nan N. Jennisch , Assistant Appellate Defender, for appellant.

Thomas J. Miller , Attorney General, Bridget A. Chambers , Assistant Attorney General, Gerald A. Vander Sanden , County Attorney, and Nicholas G. Maybanks and Jason A. Burns , Assistant County Attorneys, for appellee.


CADY, Chief Justice.

Gabriel Taylor was convicted of first-degree robbery for a crime he committed when he was seventeen years of age. As required by statute, Taylor was sentenced to a term of imprisonment not to exceed twenty-five years. Another statute required Taylor to serve at least seventy percent of his sentence before he was eligible for parole. Taylor challenges his sentence as cruel and unusual punishment under the Iowa Constitution. For the reasons expressed...

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