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Case No. 23-2029

State of Iowa
v.
James Kelly Corron

County:
Henry

Appellee

State of Iowa

Appellant

James Kelly Corron

Attorney for the Appellee

Joseph D. Ferrentino, Assistant Attorney General

Attorney for the Appellant

Vidhya K. Reddy, Assistant Appellate Defender

Court of Appeals

Court of Appeals Opinion

Opinion Number:
23-2029
Date Published:
Feb 19, 2025
Summary

            Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Henry County, Clinton R. Boddicker, Judge.  AFFIRMED.  Considered by Tabor, C.J., and Schumacher and Chicchelly, JJ.  Opinion by Schumacher, J. (6 pages)

            James Corron appeals from a conviction for delivery of less than five grams of methamphetamine as a habitual offender.  Corron contends that the district court improperly denied his mid-trial request for substitution of counsel because of a “complete breakdown in the attorney-client relationship,” giving rise to a “personal conflict of interest” with his defense counsel.  OPINION HOLDS: Upon review, we affirm.     

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