STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. KEVIN DONALD SAWVEL, Defendant-Appellant.

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IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF IOWA No. 2-907 / 12-0424 Filed November 29, 2012 STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. KEVIN DONALD SAWVEL, Defendant-Appellant. ________________________________________________________________ Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Butler County, Peter B. Newell, District Associate Judge. Kevin Sawvel appeals from the sentence imposed by the district court following his guilty pleas to operating while intoxicated, second offense; possession of marijuana; and driving while license revoked. AFFIRMED. Andrew C. Abbott of Abbott Law Office, P.C., Waterloo, for appellant. Thomas J. Miller, Attorney General, Sharon K. Hall, Assistant Attorney General, Thomas J. Ferguson, County Attorney, and Gregory Lievens, Assistant County Attorney, for appellee. Considered by Doyle, P.J., and Mullins and Bower, JJ. 2 BOWER, J. Kevin Sawvel appeals from the sentence imposed by the district court following his guilty pleas to operating while intoxicated (OWI), second offense; possession of marijuana; and driving while license revoked. Sawvel contends the district court abused its discretion by sentencing him to prison.1 The district court entered judgment upon the convictions, imposed a sentence within the statutory limits, and stated adequate reasons for the sentence. See State v. Leckington, 713 N.W.2d 208, 216 (Iowa 2006); State v. Formaro, 638 N.W.2d 720, 724 25 (Iowa 2002); see also Iowa Code § 901.5 (2011). Before the instant sentencing, Sawvel developed a lengthy criminal record including a number of property crimes as well as drug and alcohol related offenses. Finding no abuse of discretion, we affirm. See Iowa R. App. P. 6.1203(d). AFFIRMED. 1 The district court sentenced Sawvel to concurrently serve up to two years on the OWI conviction with placement in the OWI prison program, thirty days in jail on the possession charge, and two days in jail on the driving offense.

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