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Case No. 23-1754

Willie Jermaine Taylor Sr.
v.
State of Iowa

Appellant

Willie Jermaine Taylor Sr.

Appellee

State of Iowa

Attorney for the Appellant

Jessica Maffitt

Attorney for the Appellee

Thomas J. Ogden, Assistant Attorney General

Court of Appeals

Court of Appeals Opinion

Opinion Number:
23-1754
Date Published:
Oct 16, 2024
Summary

            Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Robert B. Hanson, Judge.  AFFIRMED.  Considered by Greer, P.J., and Ahlers and Badding, JJ.  Opinion by Greer, P.J.  (11 pages)

            Willie Taylor Sr. appeals from the denial of his application for postconviction relief (PCR) following his guilty pleas over three separate cases.  Taylor challenges the district court’s conclusions that he failed to prove he was under duress at the time of his guilty pleas, claiming the PCR court disregarded much of his evidence; argues he was wrongly advised about the sentence he would receive; and claims the probation-revocation court abused its discretion when it imposed the sixty-year sentence that was previously suspended.  OPINION HOLDS: Because we find that counsel’s actions were consistent with a reasonably competent attorney and the probation-revocation court did not abuse its discretion when it revoked Taylor’s probation and imposed the previously suspended sentence, we affirm the decision of the PCR court.

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