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State of Iowa
v.
Jessey Shane Pritchett
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Jessey Shane Pritchett
Attorney for the Appellee
Thomas E. Bakke, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Cory J. Goldensoph
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Linn County, Casey D. Jones, District Associate Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Danilson, C.J., and Vogel and Tabor, JJ. Opinion by Vogel, J. (5 pages)
Jessey Pritchett appeals his conviction and sentence for the crime of escape. Pritchett first asserts he received ineffective assistance of counsel because his counsel allowed him to enter a written guilty plea. He claims that had he appeared for a plea hearing, on the record, he would have been informed his plea may impact his probationary status on his prior conviction. He also claims his counsel was ineffective by allowing him to request immediate sentencing, thereby limiting his ability to “consider his options.” OPINION HOLDS: We find he has not proved his ineffective-assistance-of-counsel claims, and therefore we affirm.
