Demarkus Wayne Ruckman
v.
State of Iowa
County:
Polk
Appellant
Demarkus Wayne Ruckman
Appellee
State of Iowa
Attorney for the Appellant
John C. Heinicke
Attorney for the Appellee
Genevieve Reinkoester, Assistant Attorney General
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
22-0875
Date Published:
Jan 25, 2023
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Samantha Gronewald, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Vaitheswaran, P.J., and Schumacher and Ahlers, JJ. Opinion by Vaitheswaran, P.J. (3 pages)
DeMarkus Ruckman appeals the dismissal of his postconviction-relief application, alleging (1) the victim denied his commission of a particular sex act; (2) there was no evidence “of any other sexual act”; and (3) a “rape kit came back negative.” OPINION HOLDS: We affirm the dismissal of Ruckman’s third postconviction-relief application on statute-of-limitations grounds.
