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Case No. 24-0314

Terrell Jerome Burton Sr.
v.
State of Iowa

Appellant

Terrell Jerome Burton Sr.

Appellee

State of Iowa

Attorney for the Appellant

Webb L. Wassmer

Attorney for the Appellee

Katherine Wenman, Assistant Attorney General

Court of Appeals

Court of Appeals Opinion

Opinion Number:
24-0314
Date Published:
Mar 19, 2025
Summary

            Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Coleman McAllister, Judge.  AFFIRMED.  Considered by Tabor, C.J., and Ahlers and Sandy, JJ.  Opinion by Sandy, J.  (3 pages)

            Terrell Burton challenges the district court’s dismissal of his application for postconviction relief as untimely, urging us to consider his prior motions to correct an illegal sentence as timely PCR applications.  OPINION HOLDS: Because his motions to correct an illegal sentence were not PCR actions and his present PCR application is untimely, we affirm. 

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