Samuel Medina-Gomez
v.
State of Iowa
Appellant
Samuel Medina-Gomez
Appellee
State of Iowa
Attorneys for Appellant
Raya D. Dimitrova
Attorneys for Appellee
Louis S. Sloven, Assistant Attorney General
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
19-1297
Date Published:
Jan 21, 2021
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Samantha J. Gronewald, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Tabor, P.J., Ahlers, J., and Carr, S.J. Opinion by Tabor, P.J. (7 pages)
Samuel Medina Gomez appeals denial of his application for postconviction relief. He claims his trial counsel was ineffective because she declined to call his two sisters as his character witnesses. OPINION HOLDS: Because Medina Gomez failed to show he was prejudiced by counsel’s actions, we affirm.