Richard Cortez
v.
State of Iowa
Appellant
Richard Cortez
Appellee
State of Iowa
Attorney for the Appellant
Jamie Hunter
Attorney for the Appellee
Louis S. Sloven, Assistant Attorney General
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
19-0083
Date Published:
May 13, 2020
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Floyd County, Colleen Weiland, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Vaitheswaran, P.J., Mullins, J., and Potterfield, S.J. Opinion by Vaitheswaran, P.J. (9 pages)
Richard Cortez appeals the denial of his application for postconviction relief, contending that his Brady rights were violated, the State committed prosecutorial misconduct, and his counsel was ineffective for various reasons. OPINION HOLDS: We affirm.