DES MOINES – A Mason City man sent to prison lost the appeal of his three prison sentences.
Bernard Jamal Ware, age 23, appealed the judgment imposed on his criminal convictions and contempt findings. Ware earlier pleaded guilty to willful injury, solicitation of an aggravated misdemeanor, and domestic abuse assault, second offense. He was sentenced to consecutive prison terms of five years, two years, and one year, respectively. Ware also stipulated to eight alleged violations of a no-contact order issued in the domestic abuse assault case and was found in contempt. He was ordered to serve 180 days in jail for each violation, with the jail terms to run consecutively to each other and to the prison sentences.
The Iowa Court of Appeals found that the district court properly exercised its discretion in imposing the criminal sentences and punishment for contempt. Substantial evidence shows Ware willfully violated the no-contact order, up to 19 times. The court affirmed Ware’s sentence and the punishment for contempt.
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what is he complaining about? He will be out in less than 2 years. That is the way things work here in Iowa.
Good. Keep him locked up where he belongs.