Martaves Deshone Keys
v.
State of Iowa
Appellant
Martaves Deshone Keys
Appellee
State of Iowa
Attorney for the Appellant
Francis Hurley
Attorney for the Appellee
Zachary Miller, Assistant Attorney General
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Black Hawk County, Kellyann M. Lekar, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Vaitheswaran, P.J., and Doyle and May, JJ. Opinion by Vaitheswaran, P.J. (5 pages)
Martaves Keys appeals from the district court’s denial of his application for postconviction relief following his 2009 convictions on two counts of first-degree murder. Keys contends the postconviction court erred in “failing to rule on [his] effort to set [a] new and more stringent standard for postconviction relief pursuant to the Iowa Constitution” and “declining to reach the issue of cumulative error.” Keys also contends the court should not have denied his claims that his trial attorneys were ineffective in (a) making a brief opening statement, (2) failing to file a motion for change of venue, and (3) failing to request a jury instruction on officer credibility. OPINION HOLDS: We conclude the district court appropriately denied the postconviction-relief application.
