James Lee Maclin
v.
State of Iowa
Appellant
James Lee Maclin
Appellee
State of Iowa
Attorney for the Appellant
David R. Fiester
Attorney for the Appellee
Kyle Hanson, Assistant Attorney General
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Linn County, Mary Chicchelly, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Vaitheswaran, P.J., Badding, J., and Scott, S.J. Chicchelly, J., takes no part. Opinion by Scott, S.J. (6 pages)
James Maclin appeals the dismissal of his application for postconviction relief (PCR), asserting trial counsel offered constitutionally deficient representation in failing to present expert testimony on the issue of diminished capacity, by “opening the door” to prior-bad-acts testimony, and failing to request a more specific answer to a jury question about lesser-included offenses. OPINION HOLDS: Because Maclin has not proved his ineffective-assistance-of-counsel claims, we affirm the dismissal of his PCR application.
