State of Iowa
v.
Jayme Powell
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Jayme Powell
Attorney for the Appellee
Louis S. Sloven, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Ashley Stewart, Assistant Appellate Defender
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Monona County, Roger L. Sailer, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Bower, C.J., Badding, J., and Potterfield, S.J. Opinion by Badding, J. (9 pages)
Jayme Powell appeals his convictions, claiming (1) “defense counsel had a conflict of interest between being paid for his services and his effective representation”; and (2) the court abused its discretion in denying a mistrial after counsel “clearly informed the court he was providing ineffective representation to his client.” OPINION HOLDS: Because Powell failed to show the alleged conflict adversely affected his attorney’s performance, we reject his conflict-of-interest claim. And we find no abuse of discretion in the court’s denial of his motion for mistrial. We accordingly affirm Powell’s convictions.
