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State of Iowa
v.
Bryant Kephart
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Bryant Kephart
Attorney for the Appellee
Thomas J. Ogden, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Edward S. Fishman
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Gregory D. Brandt and Cynthia M. Moisan, District Associate Judges. AFFIRMED. Considered by Potterfield, P.J., and Bower and McDonald, JJ. Opinion by McDonald, J. (5 pages)
Bryant Kephart challenges his guilty pleas, claiming he received ineffective assistance of counsel because his plea was not knowingly made and lacked a factual basis. OPINION HOLDS: Because the plea was knowingly made and supported by a factual basis, counsel was not ineffective in allowing Kephart to plead guilty or failing to file a motion in arrest of judgment.
