State of Iowa
v.
Larry Leroy Gross Jr.
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Larry Leroy Gross Jr.
Attorney for the Appellee
Katie M. Krickbaum, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Maria L. Ruhtenberg, Assistant Appellate Defender
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
18-0048
Date Published:
Nov 21, 2018
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Robert J. Blink, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Vogel, P.J., and Vaitheswaran and McDonald, JJ. Opinion by McDonald, J. (8 pages)
Defendant Larry Gross Jr. challenges his guilty plea to arson in the second degree. OPINION HOLDS: Gross’s counsel did not provide ineffective assistance of counsel by failing to file a motion in arrest of judgment. Gross’s plea was supported by a factual basis.