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State of Iowa
v.
Shawn Howard Lurkens
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Shawn Howard Lurkens
Attorney for the Appellee
Darrel Mullins, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Cory J. Goldensoph
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
18-0049
Date Published:
Sep 26, 2018
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Linn County, Russell G. Keast and Angeline M. Wilson, District Associate Judges. AFFIRMED. Considered by Vaitheswaran, P.J., and Doyle and Mullins, JJ. Opinion by Doyle, J. (4 pages)
Shawn Lurkens appeals after pleading guilty to domestic abuse assault claiming his plea counsel was ineffective in allowing him to plead guilty because there was no factual basis for the plea. OPINION HOLDS: Because there was a factual basis for the defendant’s guilty plea, we affirm the conviction.
