Eddie Charles Risdal
v.
State of Iowa
Appellant
Eddie Charles Risdal
Appellee
State of Iowa
Attorney for the Appellant
Richard R. Hollis
Attorney for the Appellee
Louis S. Sloven, Assistant Attorney General
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
19-0793
Date Published:
Apr 15, 2020
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Story County, Angela L. Doyle, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Vaitheswaran, P.J., Doyle and May, JJ. Opinion by Vaitheswaran, P.J. (5 pages)
Eddie Risdal appeals the district court’s dismissal of his application for postconviction relief, contending “the district court erred by rejecting [his claims] on procedural grounds” and postconviction counsel was ineffective in failing to recast his claims as constitutional issues. OPINION HOLDS: We affirm the dismissal of Risdal’s 2018 postconviction-relief application.
