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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:
Date Published:
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.