Craig Eugene Smith
v.
State of Iowa
Appellant
Craig Eugene Smith
Appellee
State of Iowa
Attorney for the Appellant
Jessica Maffitt
Attorney for the Appellee
Sharon K. Hall, Assistant Attorney General
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Jeffrey D. Farrell, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Vaitheswaran, P.J. and Greer and Schumacher, JJ. Opinion by Greer, J. (15 pages)
Craig Smith appeals the summary ruling dismissing his application for postconviction relief. The district court found the statute of limitations had run and there were no exceptions shown to the three-year limitations period. Smith argues he was not competent to stand trial; received ineffective assistance from trial counsel and PCR counsel; and claims his sentence was illegal because he is innocent of first-degree murder. OPINION HOLDS: We affirm the district court’s summary dismissal; Smith’s claims are all time barred by the three-year statute of limitations for postconviction relief actions, and no exceptions to the statute of limitations apply.
