State of Iowa
v.
Laquandra Monic Anderson
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Laquandra Monic Anderson
Attorney for the Appellee
Sharon K. Hall, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Amanda Demichelis
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Black Hawk County, Brook Jacobsen, District Associate Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Tabor, P.J., and May and Greer, JJ. Opinion by Tabor, P.J. (7 pages)
Laquandra Anderson entered written guilty pleas to five counts of third-degree theft. She took items from Walmart stores in Waterloo and Cedar Falls. The court ordered her to serve a prison term not to exceed two years running the five sentences concurrently. She now appeals those convictions, alleging her attorney was ineffective in allowing her to enter the guilty pleas. OPINION HOLDS: The information provided in Anderson’s written plea forms substantially complied with Iowa Rule of Criminal Procedure 2.8(2)(b). Also, we find counsel had no duty to insist on a Harrington-like colloquy for these aggravated-misdemeanor guilty pleas. Last, we find no prejudice resulting from counsel’s performance in representing Anderson on these aggravated misdemeanor guilty pleas.
