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Miranda Petithory-Metcalf
v.
State of Iowa
Appellant
Miranda Petithory-Metcalf
Appellee
State of Iowa
Attorney for the Appellant
Gordon E. Allen
Attorney for the Appellee
Bridget A. Chambers, Assistant Attorney General
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, William P. Kelly, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Potterfield, P.J., and Bower and McDonald, JJ. Opinion by Bower, J. (7 pages)
Miranda Petithory-Metcalf (Petithory) appeals the district court decision denying her application for postconviction relief from her conviction for second-degree murder. OPINION HOLDS: We conclude Petithory has not shown she received ineffective assistance due to defense counsel’s strategic decision to withdraw the motion to suppress a videotape. We affirm the district court’s decision denying Petithory’s application for postconviction relief.
