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Case No. 21-1335

Clifford Bert Smiley
v.
State of Iowa

County:
Dubuque

Appellant

Clifford Bert Smiley

Appellee

State of Iowa

Attorney for the Appellant

Thomas Hurd

Attorney for the Appellee

Micholas E. Siefert, Assistant Attorney General

Court of Appeals

Court of Appeals Opinion

Opinion Number:
21-1335
Date Published:
Nov 08, 2023
Summary

            Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Dubuque County, Monica Zrinyi Ackley, Judge.  AFFIRMED.  Considered by Schumacher, P.J., and Chicchelly and Buller, JJ.  Opinion by Buller, J.  (8 pages)

            An applicant appeals the denial of his application for postconviction relief.  OPINION HOLDS: After bypassing error-preservation concerns, we affirm and find the applicant failed to prove a reasonable probability he would have demanded a trial.

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