Shawn Michael Jenkins
v.
State of Iowa
Appellant
Shawn Michael Jenkins
Appellee
State of Iowa
Attorney for the Appellant
Nathan A. Olson
Attorney for the Appellee
Nicholas E. Siefert, Assistant Attorney General
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Pottawattamie County, Kathleen A. Kilnoski, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered without oral argument by Tabor, C.J., and Schumacher and Chicchelly, JJ. Opinion by Tabor, C.J. (4 pages)
Shawn Jenkins appeals the dismissal of his application for postconviction relief, alleging that his first counsel was ineffective for misinforming him about the mandatory minimum sentence. OPINION HOLDS: On our de novo review, we agree with the district court’s conclusion that Jenkins’s second counsel’s “effective representation of him before and during his plea and sentencing hearing cured any alleged ineffectiveness” of his first counsel. And for the reasons detailed by the district court, Jenkins has failed to establish prejudice. So, we affirm with this memorandum opinion.
