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Case No. 19-0506

Roger Allen Rouse
v.
State of Iowa

Appellant

Roger Allen Rouse

Appellee

State of Iowa

Attorney for the Appellant

Jennifer Bennett Finn

Attorney for the Appellee

Thomas E. Bakke, Assistant Attorney General

Court of Appeals

Court of Appeals Opinion

Opinion Number:
19-0506
Date Published:
Apr 29, 2020
Summary

            Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Clay County, David A. Lester, Judge.  AFFIRMED.  Considered by Vaitheswaran, P.J., and Doyle and May, JJ.  Opinion by Vaitheswaran, P.J.  (8 pages)

            Roger Allen Rouse appeals the denial of his application for postconviction relief, arguing his plea attorney was ineffective in (A) “allowing [him] to plead guilty without a valid waiver of his right to plead in open court” and (B) “allowing [him] to plead guilty since his guilty plea was involuntary.”  OPINION HOLDS: Because he failed to establish prejudice on the first claim and failed to establish a breach of essential duty on the second, we affirm the denial of his postconviction-relief application.

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