State of Iowa
v.
Kelvin D. Willform
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Kelvin D. Willform
Attorney for the Appellee
Genevieve Reinkoester, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Steven E. Goodlow
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Des Moines County, Mark E. Kruse, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Vogel, C.J., and Vaitheswaran and Bower, JJ. Opinion by Vogel, C.J. (2 pages)
Kelvin Willform appeals his convictions for domestic abuse assault by strangulation causing bodily injury and false imprisonment. He asserts his counsel was ineffective for failing to move for a competency hearing and for failing to call his parole officer as a witness. OPINION HOLDS: On this record, we affirm Willform’s convictions but preserve his ineffective-assistance claims for possible postconviction relief so a complete record may be developed and to afford trial counsel an opportunity to respond to the claims.