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Case No. 19-1949

Johnny Lee Johnson
v.
State of Iowa

Appellant

Johnny Lee Johnson

Appellee

State of Iowa

Attorney for the Appellant

Cathleen J. Siebrecht

Attorney for the Appellee

Darrel Mullins, Assistant Attorney General

Court of Appeals

Court of Appeals Opinion

Opinion Number:
19-1949
Date Published:
Jan 21, 2021
Summary

            Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Guthrie County, Thomas P. Murphy, Judge.  AFFIRMED.  Considered by Mullins, P.J., and May and Schumacher, JJ.  Opinion by May, J.  (9 pages)

            Johnny Johnson appeals the summary dismissal of his application for postconviction relief.  OPINION HOLDS: Johnson’s application is barred by the statute of limitations found in Iowa Code section 822.3 (2019).  Section 822.3 is not unconstitutional.  And equitable tolling does not apply to section 822.3.

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