State of Iowa
v.
Sefton Royd Akin
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Sefton Royd Akin
Attorney for the Appellee
Darrel Mullins, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Jack Bjornstad
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
18-1378
Date Published:
May 15, 2019
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Buena Vista County, Charles Borth, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Potterfield, P.J., and Tabor and Bower, JJ. Opinion by Tabor, J. (4 pages)
Sefton Akin appeals from his conviction for third-offense public intoxication following a guilty plea. He alleges trial counsel was ineffective for failing to inform him he would be required to submit a DNA sample for the state database. OPINION HOLDS: Because we cannot tell from this record whether counsel breached a duty or Akin suffered prejudice, we affirm his conviction and preserve the claim for potential postconviction-relief proceedings.