Matthew Alan Leonard
v.
State of Iowa
Appellant
Matthew Alan Leonard
Appellee
State of Iowa
Attorney for the Appellant
Mathew D. Zinkula
Attorney for the Appellee
Kevin Cmelik, Israel Kodiaga, and Kelli A. Huser (until withdrawal), Assistant Attorneys General
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Mary Pat Gunderson, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Vaitheswaran, P.J., Mullins, J., and Carr, S.J. Opinion by Carr, S.J. (5 pages)
Matthew Leonard appeals the denial of his application for postconviction relief. He asserts he did not understand the consequences of his guilty plea. OPINION HOLDS: We give weight to the postconviction court’s finding that Leonard lacked credibility, and his recorded colloquies with the district court prior to entering his plea show the court informed him of—and he acknowledged understanding—the consequences of pleading guilty. Therefore, he has not shown ineffective assistance of counsel.
