Joel Smitherman
v.
State of Iowa
Appellant
Joel Smitherman
Appellee
State of Iowa
Attorney for the Appellant
Jessica Maffitt
Attorney for the Appellee
Louis S. Sloven, Assistant Attorney General
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
19-0331
Date Published:
Jul 01, 2020
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Hardin County, James A. McGlynn, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Bower, C.J., and Doyle and Schumacher, JJ. Opinion by Schumacher, J. (7 pages)
Joel Smitherman appeals the district court’s dismissal of his fourth application for postconviction relief (PCR). OPINION HOLDS: Smitherman is not entitled to relief under Allison v. State, 914 N.W.2d 866, 891 (Iowa 2018). Also, he has not shown he received ineffective assistance from his PCR counsel in this case. We affirm the decision of the district court.
