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Case No. 24-0342

Skylar Dante Williams-Rankin
v.
State of Iowa

County:
Black Hawk

Appellant

Skylar Dante Williams-Rankin

Appellee

State of Iowa

Attorney for the Appellant

Jacob Heard

Attorney for the Appellee

Anagha Dixit, Assistant Attorney General

Court of Appeals

Court of Appeals Opinion

Opinion Number:
24-0342
Date Published:
Jun 18, 2025
Summary

            Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Black Hawk County, Joel A. Dalrymple, Judge.  AFFIRMED.  Considered without oral argument by Chicchelly, P.J., Buller, J., and Vogel, S.J.  Opinion by Vogel, S.J.  (4 pages)

            Skylar Williams-Rankin appeals the denial of postconviction relief from his convictions for strangling and shooting his girlfriend.  OPINION HOLDS: Because neither of Williams-Rankin’s allegations of ineffective assistance raised on appeal were ruled on below, he has failed to preserve any issue for appellate review. 

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