Desmond Deandre Reeves
v.
State of Iowa
Appellant
Desmond Deandre Reeves
Appellee
State of Iowa
Attorney for the Appellant
Christopher M. Raker
Attorney for the Appellee
Timothy M. Hau, Assistant Attorney General
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Jackson County, Stuart P. Werling, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Bower, C.J., and Greer and Badding, JJ. Opinion by Badding, J. (9 pages)
Desmond Reeves appeals the denial of his application for postconviction relief, contending the district court erred in rejecting his ineffective-assistance claims because counsel (1) was distracted by his own pending criminal charges and (2) failed to request “a jury instruction clarifying who the person was taking photos of the jury.” OPINION HOLDS: We affirm the district court’s denial of Reeves’s application for postconviction relief, finding Reeves failed to meet his burden to prove ineffective assistance.
