State of Iowa
v.
Alicia Marie Rios
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Alicia Marie Rios
Attorneys for Appellee
Darrel Mullins and Denise Timmons, Assistant Attorneys General
Attorneys for Appellant
Bradley M. Bender, Assistant Appellate Defender
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Date Published:
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Fayette County, Linda M. Fangman, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Mullins, P.J., Schumacher, J., and Danilson, S.J. Opinion by Danilson, S.J. (7 pages)
Alicia Rios appeals her conviction of murder in the first degree. She claims she received ineffective assistance because defense counsel permitted her to plead guilty when there was not a sufficient factual basis for her plea. OPINION HOLDS: We find there is sufficient evidence in the minutes of evidence to show Rios acted with malice aforethought and manifested an extreme indifference to human life. We conclude Rios has not shown she received ineffective assistance of counsel and affirm her conviction.
