Gustaf Roy Carlson
v.
State of Iowa
Appellant
Gustaf Roy Carlson
Appellee
State of Iowa
Attorney for the Appellant
James S. Blackburn
Attorney for the Appellee
Zachary Miller, Assistant Attorney General
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
24-0716
Date Published:
Aug 06, 2025
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Story County, Adria Kester, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered without oral argument by Greer, P.J., Schumacher, J., and Vogel, S.J. Opinion by Vogel, S.J. (3 pages)
Gustaf Carlson appeals the dismissal of his application for postconviction relief, claiming his guilty plea in the underlying criminal action was not voluntary. OPINION HOLDS: Carlson cannot raise this claim for the first time in a postconviction-relief action because he provides no justification as to why he did not raise the claim previously by filing a motion in arrest of judgment.
