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State of Iowa
v.
Benjamin T. Gordon
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Benjamin T. Gordon
Attorney for the Appellee
Kyle P. Hanson, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Robert P. Ranschau, Assistant Appellate Defender
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Jasper County, John D. Lloyd, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Vaitheswaran, P.J., and Doyle and Mullins, JJ. Opinion by Mullins, J. (5 pages)
Benjamin Gordon appeals his convictions, following guilty pleas, of second-degree theft and third-degree burglary. He claims his trial counsel was ineffective in allowing him to plead guilty when there was a lack of a factual basis for the charges, specifically the requisite intent. OPINION HOLDS: We find there is an adequate factual basis in the record.
