State of Iowa
v.
Franklin Lee Harris
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Franklin Lee Harris
Attorney for the Appellee
Bridget A. Chambers, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
R.E. Breckenridge
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Gregory D. Brandt, District Associate Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Vogel, C.J., Vaitheswaran, J., and Scott, S.J. Opinion by Vogel, C.J. (3 pages)
Franklin Harris appeals his convictions and sentence for operating while intoxicated, third offense, and driving while his license is revoked. He asserts his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to object to the trial information, conduct proper discovery, and properly use plea negotiations. OPINION HOLDS: The trial information adequately alerted Harris to the nature of the arresting officer’s expected testimony; therefore, his counsel was not ineffective for failing to object to the trial information. We affirm his convictions and preserve his ineffective-assistance claims related to discovery and plea negotiations for possible postconviction relief.
