David Allan Baugh
v.
State of Iowa
Appellant
David Allan Baugh
Appellee
State of Iowa
Attorney for the Appellant
Nathan A. Mundy, Assistant Public Defender
Attorney for the Appellee
Sheryl Soich, Assistant Attorney General
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Franklin County, Rustin T. Davenport, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered without oral argument by Greer, P.J., and Badding and Chicchelly, JJ. Opinion by Badding, J. (5 pages)
David Baugh appeals the district court’s denial of his application for postconviction relief. He contends that the prosecutor’s subsequent criminal conviction for sexual abuse casts doubt on to the prosecutor’s actions in his own case. Baugh does not claim innocence but argues instead that the plea negotiations were tainted by the prosecutor’s “unclean hands.” OPINION HOLDS: Baugh’s claim fails because he has not shown how the prosecutor’s conduct was material to his decision to plead guilty. Accordingly, we affirm the district court’s denial of his postconviction-relief application.
