Jon Arthur Dieckmann
v.
State of Iowa
Appellant
Jon Arthur Dieckmann
Appellee
State of Iowa
Attorney for the Appellant
Jamie Hunter
Attorney for the Appellee
Zachary Miller, Assistant Attorney General
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Scott County, Mark Fowler, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Tabor, C.J., and Greer and Schumacher, JJ. Opinion by Tabor, C.J. (14 pages)
After a jury found him guilty of attempted burglary in the second degree and possession of burglar’s tools, Jon Dieckmann appeals the denial of his application for postconviction relief. He claims that his trial counsel was ineffective in four ways: (1) by not introducing evidence that he purchased business cards to show he was soliciting jobs as a handyman; (2) by not moving for mistrial after the homeowner testified to inadmissible hearsay; (3) by not objecting to the marshaling instruction for attempted burglary in the second degree; and (4) through cumulative error. OPINION HOLDS: After our de novo review, we find that denial of relief was proper on all four claims. So, we affirm.
