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Case No. 18-0299

State of Iowa
v.
Kristen Frances Harriman

Appellee

State of Iowa

Appellant

Kristen Frances Harriman

Attorney for the Appellee

Thomas E. Bakke, Assistant Attorney General

Attorney for the Appellant

Elena M. Greenberg

Court of Appeals

Court of Appeals Opinion

Opinion Number:
18-0299
Date Published:
Feb 20, 2019
Summary

            Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, William P. Kelly, Robert B. Hanson, and Heather L. Lauber, Judges.  AFFIRMED.  Considered by Potterfield, P.J., and Tabor and Bower, JJ.  Opinion by Bower, J.  (6 pages)

            Kristen Harriman appeals her convictions for second-degree theft and third-degree theft claiming counsel was ineffective for permitting her to plead guilty without a sufficient factual basis.  OPINION HOLDS: We find sufficient factual basis existed for Harriman’s Alford pleas and counsel did not provide ineffective assistance.

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