Iowa Court of Appeals · No. 25-1930

State of Iowa v. Ayiden Mikael Dean Moore

Decided November 4, 2026 · appeal from Delaware County · Criminal

What the court decided

Result: AFFIRMED

Ayiden Moore appeals his sentence following a guilty plea, asserting the district court abused its sentencing discretion by relying on a presentence investigation report that contained impermissible characterizations of the offense, the district court violated his right to due process by considering unproven conduct, and the district court abused its discretion by denying his motion to reconsider.

Holding: Upon our review, we affirm.

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Judges

Written by Judge Julie Schumacher
Considered without oral argument by Schumacher, P.J., and Langholz and Sandy, JJ.
Trial judge: Thomas A. Bitter, Delaware County

Iowa Code it cites

§709.4 §903.2

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