FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

IOWA COURT OF APPEALS UPHOLDS SENTENCE FOR YOUNES

JOHNSON COUNTY, IA, Nov. 14, 2024 – On October 30, 2024, the Iowa Court of Appeals affirmed the sentence of Alfred Ali Mohammad Younes. Younes and his wife helped their son leave the county while the son was on pretrial release to avoid trial on pending felony charges. Younes appealed his sentence following his guilty plea, to Aiding and Abetting Escape,  claiming the district court abused its discretion by only considering one sentencing factor, community deterrence, when reaching its sentencing decision. The Court of Appeals found that the district court did not abuse its discretion in considering several permissible sentencing factors.  Younes was sentenced to five years in prison but was released on parole after serving just over five months.

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