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State of Iowa
v.
Jacob A. Boothby
Jacob Boothby seeks further review of the court of appeals opinion concluding the record is not sufficient to reach the merits of his claim that his trial counsel was ineffective. Boothby argued his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to object to the detective’s testimony regarding cellphone records because the detective was not an expert and failing to object to the admission of the records as hearsay with no applicable exception.
Resister
State of Iowa
Applicant
Jacob A. Boothby
Attorney for the Resister
Martha E. Trout
Attorney for the Applicant
Ashley Stewart
Supreme Court
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15-15-5
Sep 16, 2020 1:30 PM
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Clinton County, Nancy S. Tabor, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Vaitheswaran, P.J., and Doyle and May, JJ. Tabor, J., takes no part. Opinion by May, J. (3 pages)
Jacob Boothby appeals from his convictions of assault with a dangerous weapon and third-degree criminal mischief. He raises two ineffective-assistance claims. OPINION HOLDS: We find the record insufficient to address either claim. So we preserve the claims and affirm Boothby’s convictions.