Charles Dean White
v.
State of Iowa
Appellant
Charles Dean White
Appellee
State of Iowa
Attorney for the Appellant
Jesse A. Macro Jr.
Attorney for the Appellee
Sheryl Soich, Assistant Attorney General
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Page County, Susan Christensen, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Vaitheswaran, P.J., Mullins, J., and Carr, S.J. Opinion by Carr, S.J. (6 pages)
Charles White appeals the denial of his application for postconviction relief. OPINION HOLDS: I. White’s trial counsel made a reasonable tactical decision by refraining from impeaching the complaining witness directly with her deposition. Because White has failed to show counsel performed below the standard of a competent practitioner, we affirm the denial of PCR on this ground. II. White failed to preserve error on his claim the postconviction court erred by limiting the scope of the proceedings to the claim of ineffective assistance related to witness impeachment. And the record is inadequate to address White’s claim that his postconviction counsel was ineffective by only litigating that claim.
