Thomas G. Ruthers, Jr.
v.
State of Iowa
Appellant
Thomas G. Ruthers, Jr.
Appellee
State of Iowa
Attorney for the Appellant
Jack Bjornstad
Attorney for the Appellee
Tyler J. Buller, Assistant Attorney General
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Cherokee County, Carl J. Petersen, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Mullins, P.J., May, J., and Doyle,S.J. Opinion by Mullins, P.J. (12 pages)
Thomas Ruthers Jr. appeals the denial of his petition for a writ habeas corpus. He argues his counsel in an underlying proceeding concerning his status as a sexually violent predator rendered ineffective assistance in failing to challenge his guilty plea in a criminal proceeding and object to hearsay evidence. OPINION HOLDS: Finding no cause for reversal on the issues properly presented for our review, we affirm the denial of Ruthers’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus.