State of Iowa
v.
Tait Otis Purk
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Tait Otis Purk
Attorney for the Appellee
Louis S. Sloven, Assistant Attorney General
Attorneys for the Appellant
Bradley M. Bender, Assistant Appellate Defender
Jesse Linebaugh, Mitch G. Nass (until withdrawal), Daryna Ternavska, and Monika Sehic, amicus curiae Innocence Project of Iowa
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Tama County, Ian K. Thornhill, Judge. AFFIRMED. Heard by Bower, C.J., and May and Greer, JJ. Opinion by May, J. (18 pages)
Tait Purk appeals his conviction and sentence for second-degree murder following a bench trial. He raises numerous claims, including many ineffective-assistance claims. OPINION HOLDS: We affirm his conviction and sentence. And we preserve all but one of his ineffective-assistance claims for future postconviction proceedings.