Walter Ray Norem
v.
State of Iowa
Appellant
Walter Ray Norem
Appellee
State of Iowa
Attorney for the Appellant
Jack Bjornstad
Attorney for the Appellee
Genevieve Reinkoester, Assistant Attorney General
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Dickinson County, Nancy L. Whittenburg, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Badding, P.J., Chicchelly, J., and Gamble, S.J. Opinion by Gamble, S.J. (6 pages)
Walter Norem appeals the denial of his application for postconviction relief. He claims his criminal trial counsel was ineffective for failing to present the jury with a “framed-for-financial-benefit” theory and appellate counsel was ineffective for failing to file a timely application for further review. OPINION HOLDS: Trial counsel was not ineffective for deciding against presenting the framed-for-financial-benefit theory. Norem cannot establish any resulting prejudice from appellate counsel’s failure to file a timely application for further review.
