STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. JOHN WEST SICKELS, Defendant-Appellant.

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IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF IOWA No. 2-657 / 11-1006 Filed August 8, 2012 STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. JOHN WEST SICKELS, Defendant-Appellant. ________________________________________________________________ Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Arthur E. Gamble, Judge. John Sickels appeals the district court s ruling ordering him to make restitution to the Crime Victim Assistance Program. AFFIRMED. David L. Brown and Alexander E. Wonio of Hansen, McClintock & Riley, Des Moines, for appellant. Thomas J. Miller, Attorney General, Martha E. Trout, Assistant Attorney General, Patrick Jennings, Woodbury County Attorney, Tim Kenyon, Union County Attorney, and Andrew Prosser, Woodbury Assistant County Attorney, for appellee. Considered by Eisenhauer, C.J., and Vaitheswaran and Doyle, JJ. 2 DOYLE, J. John Sickels appeals the district court s June 10, 2011 ruling ordering him to make restitution to the Crime Victim Assistance Program (CVAP). He contends the court erred in finding the seventy-two hour reporting requirement to be eligible for CVAP compensation was properly waived. § 915.84(2) (2007). See Iowa Code Additionally, he argues the court s computation for lost wages compensation was not supported by substantial evidence. 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). AFFIRMED.

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