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Benaiah Mablin
v.
State of Iowa
Appellee
Benaiah Mablin
Appellant
State of Iowa
Attorney for the Appellee
John J. Wolfe
Attorney for the Appellant
Timothy M. Hau, Assistant Attorney General
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Clinton County, John D. Telleen, Judge. REVERSED AND REMANDED. Considered by Mullins, P.J., Bower, J., and Vogel, S.J. Opinion by Bower, J. (25 pages)
The State seeks reversal of the district court’s ruling granting postconviction relief (PCR) to Benaiah Mablin on the ground the court failed to properly analyze the ineffective-assistance-of-counsel claims. OPINION HOLDS: Because we conclude Mablin has failed to prove the requisite prejudice, we reverse the district court and remand for dismissal of the PCR application.
