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State of Iowa
v.
Ambrashia Marie Chrzan
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Ambrashia Marie Chrzan
Attorney for the Appellee
Thomas E. Bakke, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Maria Ruhtenberg, Assistant Appellate Defender
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Washington County, Myron Gookin, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Vaitheswaran, P.J., and Doyle and Bower, JJ. Opinion by Bower, J. (6 pages)
Ambrashia Chrzan appeals her conviction for child endangerment resulting in death. She asserts trial counsel was ineffective in failing to object to prior-bad-acts evidence and in failing to object to a jury instruction that prior statements made by the defendant could be considered as if made at trial. OPINION HOLDS: We affirm the conviction, preserve the first ineffective-assistance claim for possible postconviction proceedings, and reject the second ineffective-assistance claim on the merits.
