State of Iowa
v.
Zachary D. Jimerson
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Zachary D. Jimerson
Attorney for the Appellee
Tyler J. Buller, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Matthew W. Boleyn
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Delaware County, Stephanie C. Rattenborg, District Associate Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Tabor, P.J., and Mullins and Bower, JJ. Opinion by Mullins, J. (2 pages)
Zachary Jimerson appeals his convictions, following guilty pleas, of two criminal violations. He argues his counsel was ineffective in failing to adequately review his case prior to advising him to plead guilty. OPINION HOLDS: We find the record inadequate for us to determine whether counsel failed to perform an essential duty or whether any such failure prejudice Jimerson. Accordingly, we affirm Jimerson’s convictions but preserve his ineffective-assistance claim for postconviction-relief proceedings to allow for the development of a proper record and to provide counsel an opportunity to weigh in on the matter.