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STATE v. DIST. COURT FOR WOODBURY COUNTY

No. 21-1753.

989 N.W.2d 652 (2023)

STATE of Iowa, Appellant, v. IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR WOODBURY COUNTY, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Filed April 21, 2023.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brenna Bird , Attorney General, and Zachary Miller , Assistant Attorney General, for appellant.

Martha J. Lucey , Appellate Defender, and Ashley Stewart , Assistant Appellate Defender, for appellee.

Christensen, C.J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which all participating justices joined. May, J., took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.

We must decide whether the district court has the authority to sentence a defendant convicted of possession of methamphetamine, third or subsequent offense —a class "D" felony—to a fine with no term of probation or imprisonment. The short answer is "no." Rather, Iowa Code section 124.401(5)(f) (2021...

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