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Darrell Lamar Thomas
v.
State of Iowa
Appellant
Darrell Lamar Thomas
Appellee
State of Iowa
Attorney for the Appellant
Sharon D. Hallstoos
Attorney for the Appellee
Genevieve Reinkoester, Assistant Attorney General
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
17-1500
Date Published:
Dec 05, 2018
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Clinton County, Mark J. Smith, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Danilson, C.J., and Vogel and Tabor, JJ. Opinion by Danilson, C.J. (3 pages)
Darrell Lamar Thomas appeals from the denial of his application for postconviction relief (PCR). Thomas raises a claim of ineffective assistance of trial counsel not presented to the PCR court. OPINION HOLDS: The new ineffective-assistance claim is not properly preserved for our review. And Thomas has failed to establish PCR counsel was ineffective.
