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Max Thorndike
v.
State of Iowa
Appellant
Max Thorndike
Appellee
State of Iowa
Attorney for the Appellant
Sharon D. Hallstoos
Attorney for the Appellee
Timothy M. Hau, Assistant Attorney General
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
17-1698
Date Published:
Sep 12, 2018
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Scott County, Mark D. Cleve, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Potterfield, P.J., and Bower and McDonald, JJ. Opinion by Bower, J. Special concurrence by McDonald, J. (9 pages)
Max Thorndike appeals the dismissal of his application for postconviction relief. OPINION HOLDS: We find trial counsel was not ineffective, and therefore neither were appellate or PCR counsel. We affirm the district court. SPECIAL CONCURRENCE ASSERTS: I concur in the judgment on the ground the applicant failed to preserve error on his claim.