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Case No. 20-0535

Michael Schawitsch
v.
State of Iowa

Appellant

Michael Schawitsch

Appellee

State of Iowa

Attorney for the Appellant

R.E. Breckenridge

Attorney for the Appellee

Richard Bennett, Assistant Attorney General

Court of Appeals

Court of Appeals Opinion

Opinion Number:
20-0535
Date Published:
Apr 14, 2021
Summary

            Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Lee (South) County, Mary Ann Brown, Judge.  AFFIRMED.  Considered by Bower, C.J., and Vaitheswaran and Greer, JJ.  Opinion by Greer, J.  (12 pages)

            Michael Schawitsch appeals the denial of his fourth application for post-conviction relief.  OPINION HOLDS: Because Schawitsch failed to show his ineffective assistance of counsel claims were made within the time limit established by Iowa Code section 822.3 (2018), we affirm denial of his fourth application for PCR. 

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