Ramon Demetrius Harper
v.
State of Iowa
Appellant
Ramon Demetrius Harper
Appellee
State of Iowa
Attorney for the Appellant
Gina Messamer
Attorney for the Appellee
Zachary Miller, Assistant Attorney General
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Black Hawk County, Bradley J. Harris, Judge. AFFIRMED. Heard by May, P.J., and Schumacher and Badding, JJ. Opinion by Badding, J. (23 pages)
Ramon Harper appeals the denial of his application for postconviction relief. He seeks a new trial on the grounds that (1) his trial counsel was ineffective, (2) he was deprived of his constitutional right to control his own defense, (3) his right to a jury drawn from a fair cross-section of the community was violated, and (4) the State engaged in purposeful racial discrimination in jury selection. OPINION HOLDS: Finding no grounds for reversal, we affirm.
