Daniel Joseph Poole
v.
State of Iowa
Appellant
Daniel Joseph Poole
Appellee
State of Iowa
Attorney for the Appellant
William C.P. Westfall
Attorney for the Appellee
Zachary Miller, Assistant Attorney General
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
21-1232
Date Published:
Mar 08, 2023
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Martha L. Mertz, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Bower, C.J., Ahlers, J., and Carr, S.J. Opinion by Carr, S.J. (7 pages)
Daniel Poole pled guilty to possession of a controlled substance with an intent to deliver under Iowa Code section 124.401(1)(b)(7) (2018). Poole petitioned for postconviction relief (PCR), alleging ineffective assistance of counsel and plea coercion, but the PCR court rejected his arguments. Poole appeals. OPINION HOLDS: We affirm, finding no ineffective assistance of counsel and that Poole’s coerced-plea claim was not preserved.
