State of Iowa
v.
James Richard Dawson Jr.
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
James Richard Dawson Jr.
Attorney for the Appellee
Martha E. Trout, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Patrick W. O'Bryan
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
18-1301
Date Published:
Apr 17, 2019
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Gregory A. Hulse, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Potterfield, P.J., Tabor, J., and Scott, S.J. Opinion by Scott, S.J. (4 pages)
James Dawson appeals the district court decision accepting his guilty plea to neglect of a dependent person. OPINION HOLDS: We are unable to determine the basis for Dawson’s claim of ineffective assistance of counsel, and we preserve his claim for possible postconviction-relief proceedings. We affirm his conviction.