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Justin Willis Swan
v.
State of Iowa
Appellant
Justin Willis Swan
Appellee
State of Iowa
Attorney for the Appellant
Thomas M. McIntee
Attorney for the Appellee
Thomas E. Bakke, Assistant Attorney General
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
17-0877
Date Published:
Dec 19, 2018
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Dubuque County, Monica Wittig, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Vaitheswaran, P.J., and Doyle and Mullins, JJ. Opinion by Mullins, J. (11 pages)
Justin Swan appeals the dismissal of his application for postconviction relief. OPINION HOLDS: We find the trial court substantially complied with Iowa Code section 822.7 (2010), Swan’s mandatory minimum sentence does not amount to cruel and unusual punishment, and Swan’s claims of ineffective assistance of counsel fail.