State of Iowa
v.
William Emmette Stark
Appellee
State of Iowa
Applicant
William Emmette Stark
Attorney for the Appellee
Timothy M. Hau, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Applicant
Eric W. Manning
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Heather Lauber, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Schumacher, P.J., Ahlers, J., and Doyle, S.J. Opinion by Schumacher, J. (6 pages)
William Stark appeals his guilty plea. He also claims his counsel was ineffective. OPINION HOLDS: We grant discretionary review of the denial of Stark’s motion in arrest of judgment but find no abuse of discretion in the denial. As to Stark’s ineffective-assistance claim, because Iowa Code section 814.7 (2020) prohibits direct appeals for claims of ineffective assistance of counsel, we do not consider his ineffective-assistance claim. Consequently, we affirm.
