State of Iowa
v.
Deantay Darelle Williams
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Deantay Darelle Williams
Attorney for the Appellee
Tyler J. Buller, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Philip B. Mears
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Black Hawk County, Bradley J. Harris, Judge. AFFIRMED. Heard by Vaitheswaran, P.J., and Tabor and Ahlers, JJ. Opinion by Tabor, J. (24 pages)
Deantay Darelle Williams appeals his convictions for sex abuse in the third degree and assault. He contends the evidence was insufficient to support the convictions. Next, he contends his trial attorney was ineffective in failing to suppress his police interview and blood test; failing to object to a breach of the plea agreement; and failing to explain possible consecutive sentences. He also argues the court failed to apply juvenile sentencing factors and applied unproven charges as aggravated factors. Meanwhile, the State asks the court to reverse the district court’s merger of Williams’s convictions. OPINION HOLDS: We find substantial evidence supports the jury’s verdicts and affirm the convictions. We address and reject Williams’s first two claims of ineffective assistance of counsel but preserve the last for possible postconviction-relief (PCR) proceedings. The district court did not fail to consider juvenile sentencing factors or improperly consider unproven charges. Finally, we do not consider the State’s argument that the district court improperly merged the convictions. Finding no ground for reversal, we affirm the convictions and sentences.
