Lance Capree Brooks
v.
State of Iowa
Appellant
Lance Capree Brooks
Appellee
State of Iowa
Attorney for the Appellant
Christopher A. Clausen
Attorney for the Appellee
Tyler J. Buller, Assistant Attorney General
Supreme Court
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Black Hawk County, Kellyann M. Lekar, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Tabor, P.J., and Greer and Ahlers, JJ. Opinion by Tabor, P.J. (4 pages)
Lance Brooks appeals the dismissal of his second application for postconviction relief. Brooks admits he filed this application after the three-year statute of limitations under Iowa Code section 822.3 (2020) had expired. But he claims that his action is saved by the relation-back doctrine in Allison v. State, 914 N.W.2d 866 (Iowa 2018). OPINION HOLDS: Because our legislature amended section 822.3 to abrogate Allison, Brooks is left without a lifeline. Thus, we affirm the dismissal of his untimely application.
