Paul Henry Cannon
v.
State of Iowa
Appellant
Paul Henry Cannon
Appellee
State of Iowa
Attorney for the Appellant
Eric D. Tindal
Attorney for the Appellee
Thomas J. Ogden, Assistant Attorney General
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
17-0885
Date Published:
Apr 03, 2019
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Scott County, Stuart P. Werling, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Vogel, C.J., and Vaitheswaran and Potterfield, JJ. Opinion by Vogel, C.J. (6 pages)
Paul Cannon appeals the denial of his application for postconviction relief (PCR). He argues his PCR counsel was ineffective for failing to obtain an expert opinion on his competency and for failing to challenge the procedure used during the competency determination. OPINION HOLDS: We find his PCR counsel did not commit structural error and the procedure during the competency determination complied with due process. Therefore, we affirm.
