David Paul Douglass
v.
State of Iowa
Appellant
David Paul Douglass
Appellee
State of Iowa
Attorney for the Appellant
Nicholas Einwalter
Attorney for the Appellee
Bridget Chambers, Assistant Attorney General
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Joseph W. Seidlin, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Tabor, P.J., and Greer and Badding, JJ. Opinion by Greer, J. (7 pages)
David Douglass challenges the denial of his application for postconviction relief (PCR) following his conviction for assault with intent to commit sexual abuse. Douglass maintains he received ineffective assistance from trial counsel in a number of ways. OPINION HOLDS: Under the record presented here, Douglass’s trial counsel performed within the standard of a reasonably competent attorney. See State v. Coleman, 907 N.W.2d 124, 141 (Iowa 2018). And because Douglass failed to show his trial counsel performed deficiently, we need not reach the prejudice prong. We affirm the denial of the PCR application without further consideration.
