State of Iowa
v.
Seonaid Lais-Bossert
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Seonaid Lais-Bossert
Attorney for the Appellee
Kyle Hanson, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Ashley Stewart, Assistant Appellate Defender
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Mahaska County, Rose Anne Mefford, District Associate Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Tabor, P.J., Greer, J., and Blane, S.J. Opinion by Blane, S.J. (4 pages)
Seonaid Lais-Bossert, convicted of child endangerment following a jury trial, appeals claiming ineffective assistance of counsel for failing to make an appropriate motion for judgment of acquittal. OPINION HOLDS: We grant the State’s motion to strike appellant’s reply brief. Pursuant to Iowa Code section 814.7 (Supp. 2019), we do not have authority to address ineffective assistance of counsel on direct appeal.
