Christopher Joseph Yenger
v.
State of Iowa
Appellant
Christopher Joseph Yenger
Appellee
State of Iowa
Attorney for the Appellant
Alexander Smith
Attorney for the Appellee
Louis S. Sloven, Assistant Attorney General
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Wapello County, Lucy J. Gamon, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Tabor, C.J., and Greer and Schumacher, JJ. Opinion by Tabor, C.J. (9 pages)
Christopher Yenger seeks postconviction relief from his two felony murder convictions. He alleges his trial attorneys were ineffective for not calling an expert witness to challenge the State’s arson evidence. The district court denied relief, finding Yenger failed to show that the attorneys’ strategic decisions breached an essential duty or prejudiced Yenger’s defense. OPINION HOLDS: In our de novo review, we reach the same conclusions and affirm.