Matthew Wilson
v.
State of Iowa
Appellant
Matthew Wilson
Appellee
State of Iowa
Attorney for the Appellant
R.E. Breckenridge
Attorney for the Appellee
Linda J. Hines, Assistant Attorney General
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Washington County, Crystal S. Cronk, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Bower, C.J., and Vaitheswaran and Greer, JJ. Opinion by Greer, J. (9 pages)
Matthew Wilson appeals the denial of his application for postconviction relief (PCR), contending he received ineffective assistance from his criminal trial and PCR counsel. He contends trial counsel provided ineffective assistance in failing to adequately explain the plea offer to him and maintains PCR counsel provided ineffective assistance in failing to recognize that trial counsel’s actions “amounted to structural error” and to raise and develop the issue in the PCR proceedings. OPINION HOLDS: Because Wilson has failed to establish either counsel provided ineffective assistance, we affirm.
