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State of Iowa
v.
Robert Alejandro Esparza
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Robert Alejandro Esparza
Attorney for the Appellee
Thomas E. Bakke, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
John C. Audlehelm
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Odell G. McGhee and William A. Price, District Associate Judges. AFFIRMED. Considered by Danilson, C.J., and Vogel and Tabor, JJ. Opinion by Tabor, J. (4 pages)
Robert Esperza appeals his conviction for driving while his license was denied or revoked, contending his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to timely move to suppress statements he made to an officer before his Miranda warnings were given. OPINION HOLDS: Because the record is not adequate to decide this issue, we affirm Esparza’s conviction but preserve his ineffective-assistance claim for possible postconviction-relief proceedings.