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Case No. 22-0915

State of Iowa
v.
Kelvin Devell Willform

County:
Des Moines

Appellee

State of Iowa

Appellant

Kelvin Devell Willform

Attorney for the Appellee

Benjamin Parrott, Assistant Attorney General

Attorney for the Appellant

Mark C. Meyer

Court of Appeals

Court of Appeals Opinion

Opinion Number:
22-0915
Date Published:
Sep 13, 2023
Summary

            Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Des Moines County, Emily Dean, District Associate Judge.  AFFIRMED.  Considered by Greer, P.J., and Schumacher and Badding, JJ.  Opinion by Schumacher, J.  (7 pages)

            Kelvin Willform appeals his conviction for operating while intoxicated, first offense.  OPINION HOLDS: Willform’s claim of ineffective assistance of counsel cannot be addressed in a direct appeal, and we determine no abuse of discretion by the district court in the denial of his request for new counsel.  Accordingly, we affirm.

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