Matthew Duane McGuire
v.
State of Iowa
Appellant
Matthew Duane McGuire
Appellee
State of Iowa
Attorney for the Appellant
Michael J. Jacobsma
Attorney for the Appellee
Sharon K. Hall, Assistant Attorney General
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Woodbury County, Roger L. Sailer, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Bower, C.J., and Greer and Badding, JJ. Opinion by Badding, J. (10 pages)
Matthew McGuire appeals following the district court’s grant of summary disposition on his fourth application for postconviction relief. He argues he “is entitled to a hearing to determine if the life without parole sentence upon him is grossly disproportionate to the crime he committed and is, thus, cruel and unusual punishment under the Iowa Constitution thereby making his sentence illegal,” a claim he raises for the first time on appeal. OPINION HOLDS: We affirm the entry of summary disposition on McGuire’s application for postconviction relief, and we reject his challenge to his sentence as illegal.