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Jason Kensett
v.
State of Iowa
Appellant
Jason Kensett
Appellee
State of Iowa
Attorney for the Appellant
William Monroe
Attorney for the Appellee
Benjamin Parrott, Assistant Attorney General
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
17-1702
Date Published:
Dec 19, 2018
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Henry County, Lucy J. Gamon, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Vogel, P.J., and Vaitheswaran and McDonald, JJ. Opinion by McDonald, J. (4 pages)
Jason Kensett appeals the dismissal of his application for postconviction relief. OPINION HOLDS: Because Kensett cannot demonstrate his trial counsel’s alleged conflict of interest had an adverse effect on counsel’s performance, he is not entitled to relief. The district court did not err in dismissing Kensett’s application for postconviction relief.