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Andreas Benford
v.
State of Iowa
Appellant
Andreas Benford
Appellee
State of Iowa
Attorney for the Appellant
Mark C. Smith, State Appellate Defender
Attorney for the Appellee
Nicholas E. Siefert, Assistant Attorney General
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Jasper County, Bradley McCall, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Danilson, C.J., and Vogel and Tabor, JJ. Opinion by Vogel, J. (4 pages)
Andreas Benford appeals the denial of his application for postconviction relief. He argues the district court erred in finding he must pursue his claims through administrative action and he failed to exhaust his administrative remedies. OPINION HOLDS: The Iowa Board of Parole has discretion to address Benford’s claims, but he did not appeal to the Board. Therefore, the district court did not err in denying his application because he failed to exhaust his administrative remedies.
