Jessica Anne Dayton
v.
State of Iowa
Appellant
Jessica Anne Dayton
Appellee
State of Iowa
Attorney for the Appellant
Webb L. Wassmer
Attorney for the Appellee
Aaron Rogers, Assistant Attorney General
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Iowa County, Andrew B. Chappell, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered without oral argument by Greer, P.J., Buller, J., and Doyle, S.J. Opinion by Doyle, S.J. (7 pages)
Jessica Dayton appeals the denial of her application for postconviction relief from her conviction of first-degree murder. OPINION HOLDS: Dayton’s due process claim is barred by Iowa Code § 822.8. But even if we were to set section 822.8 aside, Dayton was not denied due process when the State presented minor discrepancies in its theory of the case at two other trials. With respect to her other claims, Dayton fell short of proving her trial counsel was ineffective. We therefore affirm.
