Thomas Duane Morris
v.
State of Iowa
Appellant
Thomas Duane Morris
Appellee
State of Iowa
Attorney for the Appellant
Jeffrey L. Powell
Attorney for the Appellee
Martha E. Trout, Assistant Attorney General
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
18-0182
Date Published:
Apr 17, 2019
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Henry County, Mark Kruse, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Potterfield, P.J., and Tabor and Bower, JJ. Opinion by Tabor, J. (5 pages)
Thomas Morris appeals the district court’s denial of his application for postconviction relief (PCR) alleging counsel was ineffective for failing to file a motion in arrest of judgment following his guilty plea to second-degree theft. OPINION HOLDS: Because Morris pointed to no inadequacy in the plea proceeding and the record lacks support for Morris’s claim he expressed a wish to withdraw his guilty plea, we affirm the denial of PCR.
