State v. Nicoletto
Annotate this CaseAppellee, a former high school basketball coach, was convicted of sexual exploitation of a student. Within hours of his sentencing, Appellee filed a notice of appeal, posted the appeal bond, and was released from custody, never having spent a night incarcerated. The Supreme Court reversed Appellee’s conviction on appeal. Thereafter, Appellee filed an application seeking the district court’s determination that he was a “wrongfully imprisoned person” who was entitled to compensation from the State under Iowa Code 663A.1. The district court found that Appellee was a wrongfully imprisoned person under section 663A.1. The Supreme Court reversed, holding that the temporary restraint of Appellee’s liberty on the afternoon of his sentencing while waiting for the delivery of his appeal bond did not constitute imprisonment for which a remedy was available under chapter 663A.
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