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State of Iowa
v.
Catherine Wonsour Nimely
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Catherine Wonsour Nimely
Attorney for the Appellee
Linda J. Hines, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Shawn C. McCullough
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Muscatine County, Gary P. Strausser, District Associate Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Bower, C.J., and May and Greer, JJ. Opinion by Greer, J. (6 pages)
Catherine Nimely appeals her conviction and sentence following her guilty plea to assault causing bodily injury, claiming ineffective assistance of counsel. Nimely claims that her counsel improperly allowed her to plead guilty when there was an insufficient factual basis to support her plea. OPINION HOLDS: We find a sufficient factual basis and affirm.
