STATE v. WADE (2019)

Shaquille Trashaun Wade asks us to find the district court abused its discretion in sentencing him to five years in prison, after Wade pled guilty to failure to appear, a class “D” felony, in violation of Iowa Code section 811.2 (2017). The State asserts the district court “balanced the positive aspects of Wade's life with his persistent failures at probation.” We agree and affirm.

Wade concedes the sentence imposed was within statutory limits. Thus, we review the action taken by the district court for an abuse of discretion. State v. Loyd, 530 N.W.2d 708, 711 (Iowa 1995).

At the sentencing hearing, the State gave its recommendations; Wade's counsel recited mitigating factors, proposing several options available to the court; and Wade addressed the court, describing his past and current circumstances. The district court then gave a detailed summary of the information presented, acknowledging all critical sentencing factors. See State v. Formano, 638 N.W.2d 720, 724–25 (Iowa 2002) (outlining “the host of factors that weigh in on the often arduous task of sentencing a criminal offender”). Finally, the court imposed a five-year prison sentence to run concurrently to two prior sentences, which originally were to run consecutively to each other. Finding no abuse of discretion, we affirm. See Iowa Ct. R. 21.26(1)(a), (d), (e).

AFFIRMED.

VOGEL, Chief Judge.