Adnan Sahinovic
v.
State of Iowa
Postconviction relief applicant appeals from the district court order summarily dismissing his application for postconviction relief as barred by the three-year statute of limitations. He contends the three-year limitations period did not commence until his resentencing to correct an illegal sentence and thus the court erred in finding his application was untimely. The court of appeals affirmed the district court. Applicant seeks further review.
Appellant
Adnan Sahinovic
Appellee
State of Iowa
Attorneys for the Appellant
Alexander Smith
Benjamin D. Bergmann
Attorney for the Appellee
Louis S. Sloven
Supreme Court
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15-15-5
Feb 12, 2020 9:00 AM
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Samantha Gronewald, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Potterfield, P.J., and Mullins and Greer, JJ. Opinion by Greer, J. (6 pages)
Adnan Sahinovic appeals the summary dismissal of his postconviction-relief application. The district court dismissed the application based on the expiration of the statute of limitations. OPINION HOLDS: Sahinovic’s conviction was final in 2011, and the district court did not err in concluding the statute of limitations had expired and his postconviction claim was time barred. We affirm.