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State of Iowa
v.
Robert Powell, Jr.
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Robert Powell, Jr.
Attorney for the Appellee
Sharon K. Hall, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Melinda J. Nye, Assistant Appellate Defender
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Dubuque County, Thomas A. Bitter and Michael J. Shubatt, Judges. AFFIRMED. Considered by Vaitheswaran, P.J., and Doyle and Mullins, JJ. Opinion by Doyle, J. (10 pages)
Robert Powell Jr. appeals the judgments and sentences entered following his guilty plea. OPINION HOLDS: Because Powell failed to perform in accordance with the terms of the plea agreement, there is no merit to his claims of ineffective assistance of counsel based on counsel’s failure to argue that the plea agreement was “null and void” or to object to the prosecutor’s refusal to comply with the sentencing recommendation at the sentencing hearing.
