Michael Cone Sr.
v.
State of Iowa
Appellant
Michael Cone Sr.
Appellee
State of Iowa
Attorney for the Appellant
Leah Patton
Attorney for the Appellee
Katherine Wenman, Assistant Attorney General
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
23-1177
Date Published:
Feb 19, 2025
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Jeanie Vaudt, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Chicchelly, P.J., Langholz, J., and Carr, S.J. Opinion by Carr, S.J. (8 pages)
Michael Cone Sr., an applicant for postconviction relief (PCR), appeals the district court’s denial of his PCR application, arguing he (1) received ineffective assistance from his trial counsel and (2) is actually innocent. OPINION HOLDS: We affirm, finding a lack of clear and convincing evidence of Cone’s actual innocence, and his trial counsel was not ineffective.
