State of Iowa
v.
Jeffrey Peterson
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Jeffrey Peterson
Attorneys for Appellee
Zachary Miller, Assistant Attorney General
Attorneys for Appellant
Matthew R. Metzgar
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Jeffrey D. Farrell, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Vogel, C.J., and Doyle and Mullins, JJ. Opinion by Doyle, J. (7 pages)
Jeffrey Peterson appeals the judgment and sentence entered after pleading guilty to possession of controlled substance with intent to deliver, second offense. OPINION HOLDS: I. We preserve Peterson’s claim his counsel was ineffective by failing to file a motion in arrest of judgment challenging the knowing and voluntary nature of his plea for postconviction relief. II. The district court did not abuse its discretion in refusing to consider a suspended sentence.
