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Bruce Evan Martin
v.
State of Iowa
Appellant
Bruce Evan Martin
Appellee
State of Iowa
Attorney for the Appellant
Lauren M. Phelps
Attorney for the Appellee
Kelli A. Huser, Assistant Attorney General
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Scott County, Joel W. Barrows, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Vaitheswaran, P.J., and Doyle and Mullins, JJ. Opinion by Doyle, J. (5 pages)
Bruce Martin appeals the order granting summary disposition of his fifth application for postconviction relief (PCR). OPINION HOLDS: The “newly discovered evidence” claims Martin raised in his fifth PCR application were either litigated in an earlier PCR proceeding or not proven to be newly discovered. Accordingly, we affirm the order granting the State’s motion for summary disposition of his PCR action. Because the result of the PCR proceeding would not have changed had PCR counsel performed as Martin suggests, his claim of ineffective assistance of PCR counsel also fails.
