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Case No. 17-1887

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State of Iowa
v.
Misty Kaye Spooner

Appellee

State of Iowa

Appellant

Misty Kaye Spooner

Attorney for the Appellee

Thomas E. Bakke, Assistant Attorney General

Attorney for the Appellant

Shawn C. McCullough

Court of Appeals

Court of Appeals Opinion

Opinion Number:
17-1887
Date Published:
Dec 19, 2018
Summary

            Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Black Hawk County, Brook K. Jacobsen, District Associate Judge.  AFFIRMED.  Considered by Danilson, C.J., and Vogel and Tabor, JJ.  Opinion by Tabor, J.  (3 pages)

            The defendant appeals from a conviction for assault causing bodily injury asserting her trial counsel was ineffective in cross-examining a key witness.  OPINION HOLDS: The record is inadequate to address the defendant’s claims.  We preserve the claim for postconviction-relief proceedings where trial counsel can explain their strategy and the defendant can develop evidence as to prejudice.  We affirm the conviction. 

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