Donald Leroy Smith Jr.
v.
State of Iowa
Appellant
Donald Leroy Smith Jr.
Appellee
State of Iowa
Attorney for the Appellant
John C. Heinicke
Attorney for the Appellee
Timothy M. Hau, Assistant Attorney General
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
21-1856
Date Published:
Mar 08, 2023
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Jeffrey Farrell, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Bower, C.J., and Greer and Badding, JJ. Opinion by Greer, J. (5 pages)
Donald Smith appeals the denial of his application for postconviction DNA testing. OPINION HOLDS: Because Smith cannot show how DNA evidence would have changed the outcome of his trial, we affirm.