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State of Iowa
v.
Stuart Michael Vanmersbergen
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Stuart Michael Vanmersbergen
Attorney for the Appellee
Kyle Hanson, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Patrick W. O'Bryan
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Warren County, James D. Birkenholz, District Associate Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Potterfield, P.J., and Mullins and Greer, JJ. Opinion by Greer, J. (4 pages)
A defendant challenges his guilty plea to operating while intoxicated, second offense, and operating without registration. He argues his counsel was ineffective for failing to ensure that he understood the plea agreement before pleading guilty. OPINION HOLDS: The record is inadequate to address the defendant’s claim of ineffective assistance of counsel on direct appeal and we preserve his claim for a possible postconviction-relief application.