State of Iowa v. Iowa District Court for Woodbury County

Summary

The court held that a defendant convicted of third-or-subsequent-offense methamphetamine possession cannot receive a fine-only sentence. The specific sentencing statute requires at least forty-eight hours of imprisonment, which may be suspended, and probation with random drug testing, and those requirements prevail over general statutes authorizing fines. The court therefore sustained the writ, vacated the sentence, and remanded for resentencing.