State of Iowa
v.
Griffin Edward Meyer
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Griffin Edward Meyer
Attorney for the Appellee
Louis S. Sloven, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
William Monroe
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
18-0354
Date Published:
May 01, 2019
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Des Moines County, Emily S. Dean, District Associate Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Potterfield, P.J., and Tabor and Bower, JJ. Opinion by Tabor, J. (10 pages)
A defendant appeals his conviction for being absent from custody. He challenges the sufficiency of the evidence and claims his trial counsel was deficient in several respects. OPINION HOLDS: Substantial evidence supported the defendant’s conviction, and he suffered no prejudice from the alleged deficiencies in his counsel’s representation.