Michael Anthony Roach
v.
State of Iowa
Appellant
Michael Anthony Roach
Appellee
State of Iowa
Attorney for the Appellant
Gregory F. Greiner
Attorney for the Appellee
Linda J. Hines, Assistant Attorney General
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Joseph D. Seidlin, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered without oral argument by Greer, P.J., and Langholz and Sandy, JJ. Opinion by Greer, P.J. (3 pages)
Michael Roach was convicted of second-degree murder and first-degree robbery in 2004. The district court summarily dismissed his sixth postconviction-relief application, filed more than thirteen years after the statute of limitations closed. Roach appeals. OPINION HOLDS: Roach did not raise a new ground of law that excepted him from the statute of limitations, we cannot overrule precedent from the Iowa Supreme Court, and Roach’s equitable tolling claim is not preserved. We affirm.
