State of Iowa
v.
Joseph Allen Vanderflught
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Joseph Allen Vanderflught
Attorney for the Appellee
Thomas J. Ogden, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Karmen R. Anderson
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
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Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Decatur County, Thomas P. Murphy, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Ahlers, P.J., Badding, J., and Doyle, S.J. Opinion by Doyle, S.J. (8 pages)
Joseph Vanderflught appeals two convictions for attempt to commit murder. OPINION HOLDS: We cannot consider claims of ineffective assistance of counsel on direct appeal. We find no abuse of discretion in the district court’s ruling admitting text messages into evidence and in allowing the lead detective to sit at counsel table during voir dire. Substantial evidence supports the finding that Vanderflught was not justified in shooting at the occupants of a passing vehicle. Finding no merit in any of individual claim of error, there is no basis for reversing Vanderflught’s convictions for cumulative error.
