State of Iowa, Appellee v. Kevin Duane Fisher Ii, Appellant

Summary

The court held that Fisher could challenge his guilty plea on direct appeal because the plea materials did not substantially comply with the requirement to inform him that failing to file a motion in arrest of judgment would waive appellate challenges. It further held that a mandatory, immediate, punitive six-month driver's-license revocation and applicable fine surcharges are direct sentencing consequences that must be disclosed before a guilty plea is accepted. The court vacated the court of appeals decision and the district court judgment and sentence, remanding for further proceedings.