Nyerere Dezhay Waller
v.
State of Iowa
Appellant
Nyerere Dezhay Waller
Appellee
State of Iowa
Attorney for the Appellant
Emily DeRonde
Attorney for the Appellee
Tyler J. Buller, Assistant Attorney General
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Dallas County, Randy V. Hefner, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Bower, C.J., Tabor, J., and Carr, S.J. Opinion by Bower, C.J. (5 pages)
Waller appeals the denial of his postconviction-relief application, alleging plea counsel provided ineffective assistance when counsel failed to advise him of potential defenses to kidnapping, allowed him to plead guilty where there was no factual basis for second-degree kidnapping, failed to file an appeal, and did not request any sentence other than prison. OPINION HOLDS: We agree with the district court Waller failed to prove counsel breached any duty in representing him and his ineffective-assistance-of-counsel claim thus fails.
