Undray Jermaine Reed
v.
State of Iowa
Appellant
Undray Jermaine Reed
Appellee
State of Iowa
Attorney for the Appellant
Agnes G. Warutere
Attorney for the Appellee
Martha E. Trout, Assistant Attorney General
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Black Hawk County, Kellyann M. Lekar, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Danilson, C.J., and Vogel and Tabor, JJ. Opinion by Vogel, J. (5 pages)
Undray Jermaine Reed appeals the district court’s denial of his application for postconviction relief (PCR). He claims his trial counsel was ineffective by not objecting to the prosecutor’s questioning on cross-examination of Reed’s prior criminal convictions of theft, burglary, and a “felony.” OPINION HOLDS: Reed did not prove the district court would have excluded evidence of the felony if his counsel had objected, and use of the felony for impeachment did not result in prejudice. Additionally, Iowa has long recognized theft and burglary are crimes of dishonesty and admissible for impeachment.
