Duvalmetrise Brown
v.
State of Iowa
Appellant
Duvalmetrise Brown
Appellee
State of Iowa
Attorney for the Appellant
R. Ben Stone
Attorney for the Appellee
Sharon K. Hall, Assistant Attorney General
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
18-0014
Date Published:
Nov 21, 2018
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, William P. Kelly, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Vaitheswaran, P.J., and Doyle and Mullins, JJ. Opinion by Vaitheswaran, P.J. (4 pages)
Duvalmetrise Brown appeals the denial of his application for postconviction relief, claiming his trial attorney was ineffective in failing to cross-examine and “the postconviction court erred in barring as irrelevant testimony needed to prove that the ineffectiveness of trial counsel was prejudicial.” OPINION HOLDS: We affirm the denial of Brown’s postconviction-relief application.