McKinley Dudley
v.
State of Iowa
Appellant
McKinley Dudley
Appellee
State of Iowa
Attorney for the Appellant
Richard Hollis
Attorney for the Appellee
Benjamin Parrott, Assistant Attorney General
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Cerro Gordo County, Coleen D. Weiland, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Bower, C.J., and Greer and Badding, JJ. Opinion by Greer, J. (13 pages)
McKinley Dudley appeals the dismissal of his application for postconviction relief (PCR). Dudley asserts his PCR counsel failed to clarify what convictions were implicated, leading to a dismissal of his PCR application without full consideration of the 2012 conviction. Based on this allegation, he maintains PCR counsel provided ineffective assistance. OPINION HOLDS: PCR counsel did not provide ineffective assistance. Even if the 2012 case number was listed on the amended PCR application, Dudley could not succeed. His claims as to the 2012 case are time-barred. And he has previously raised the issues he now wishes to re-litigate in this PCR action. We affirm the dismissal of Dudley’s PCR action.
