State of Iowa
v.
Awadia Majak Deng
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Awadia Majak Deng
Attorney for the Appellee
Timothy M. Hau, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Joel E. Fenton
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Carol S. Egly, District Associate Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Tabor, P.J., and Mullins and Schumacher, JJ. Opinion by Tabor, P.J. (5 pages)
Awadia Deng challenges her conviction for marijuana possession. Deng did not move in arrest of judgment to challenge her guilty plea. She contends the district court failed to warn her of the consequences of not moving in arrest of judgment. She also alleges her attorney was ineffective in advising her about the immigration consequences of her guilty plea. OPINION HOLDS: Because both the signed guilty plea and the order accepting the plea contained full explanations of the need to file a motion in arrest of judgment, Deng waived error by opting not to move in arrest of judgment. Also, because the record is inadequate to resolve her ineffective-assistance claim on direct appeal, we affirm her conviction but preserve her claim for possible postconviction-relief proceedings.
