State of Iowa
v.
Austine Thomas
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Austine Thomas
Attorney for the Appellee
Israel Kodiaga, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Stuart Hoover
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Dubuque County, Robert J. Richter, District Associate Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Doyle, P.J., and Tabor and Greer, JJ. Opinion by Greer, J. (2 pages)
Austine Thomas appeals from his guilty pleas for offenses that are not “A” felonies. He claims he received ineffective assistance because counsel allowed him to plead guilty without a factual basis to support his pleas. OPINION HOLDS: Thomas has not established good cause to challenge his guilty pleas. And, even if he could establish good cause, we are prohibited from deciding his claim of ineffective assistance on direct appeal. We affirm.
