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Case No. 23-1956

Bobby Ray Woodberry
v.
State of Iowa

County:
Polk

Appellant

Bobby Ray Woodberry

Appellee

State of Iowa

Attorney for the Appellant

Gregory F. Greiner

Attorney for the Appellee

Louis S. Sloven, Assistant Attorney General

Court of Appeals

Court of Appeals Opinion

Opinion Number:
23-1956
Date Published:
Jun 18, 2025
Summary

            Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Paul D. Scott, Judge.  AFFIRMED.  Considered without oral argument by Greer, P.J., Ahlers, J., and Potterfield, S.J.  Opinion by Potterfield, S.J.  (3 pages)

            Bobby Woodberry was convicted of first-degree murder and assault with intent to commit serious bodily injury; he was sentenced to life in prison in 1995.  The district court summarily dismissed Woodberry’s sixth application for postconviction relief, which Woodberry appeals.  OPINION HOLDS: Woodberry did not raise a new ground of law that excepted him from the statute of limitations, and we cannot overrule precedent from the Iowa Supreme Court.  We affirm.

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