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Warren Purvis
v.
State of Iowa
Appellant
Warren Purvis
Appellee
State of Iowa
Attorney for the Appellant
Travis M. Armbrust
Attorney for the Appellee
Kyle Hanson, Assistant Attorney General
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Cerro Gordo County, Colleen Weiland, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Vaitheswaran, P.J., and Doyle and May, JJ. Opinion by May, J. (9 pages)
Warren Purvis appeals from the dismissal of his application for postconviction relief following his convictions of sexual abuse in the first degree, willful injury resulting in serious injury, and domestic abuse assault impeding breathing or circulation of blood causing bodily injury. OPINION HOLDS: Purvis has failed to prove that trial counsel failed to perform an essential duty or that Purvis suffered constitutional prejudice because (1) counsel did not obtain the services of an expert and (2) counsel declined to strike a juror who knew the victim.
