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State v. Christensen

Court of Appeals of Iowa
May 12, 2010
786 N.W.2d 269 (Iowa Ct. App. 2010)

Opinion

No. 09-1457.

May 12, 2010.

Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Woodbury County, Arthur E. Gamble, Judge.

Upon order of change of venue from Union County.

James Christensen appeals from the district court's supplemental order requiring payment of restitution to the Crime Victim Assistance Program.

AFFIRMED.

Susan R. Stockdale, Des Moines, for appellant.

Thomas J. Miller, Attorney General, Martha E. Trout, Andrew Prosser, and Becky Goettsch, Assistant Attorneys General, and Patrick Jennings, County Attorney, for appellee.

Considered by VOGEL, P.J., and POTTERFIELD and DANILSON, JJ.


A jury convicted James Christensen and his co-defendant (both Creston police officers) of second-degree sexual abuse resulting from their sexual assault of a woman while she was working as a bartender. In a sentencing order dated May 20, 2009, the district court sentenced Christensen to a twenty-five year term of imprisonment and ordered him to pay restitution "in an amount to be determined by supplemental order." Following a hearing, on July 14, 2009, the district court ordered Christensen to make restitution to the Crime Victim Assistance Program (CVAP) in the amount of $6883.46. On appeal, Christensen challenges the CVAP's method of calculating the victim's wages and period of disability. He further argues the district court abused its discretion in finding that he had a reasonable ability to pay restitution. After a thorough review and consideration of the record, we affirm the district court's ruling without opinion. See Iowa R. App. P. 6.1203( a), ( d) (2009).

AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

State v. Christensen

Court of Appeals of Iowa
May 12, 2010
786 N.W.2d 269 (Iowa Ct. App. 2010)
Case details for

State v. Christensen

Case Details

Full title:State v. Christensen

Court:Court of Appeals of Iowa

Date published: May 12, 2010

Citations

786 N.W.2d 269 (Iowa Ct. App. 2010)