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State of Iowa
v.
Rudy Chase Stroud
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Rudy Chase Stroud
Attorney for the Appellee
Martha E. Trout, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Shawn C. McCullough
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
19-0457
Date Published:
Jul 01, 2020
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Linn County, Ian K. Thornhill, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Tabor, P.J., Ahlers, J., and Scott, S.J. Opinion by Scott, S.J. (6 pages)
Rudy Stroud appeals his criminal convictions arguing his counsel was ineffective in failing to object to a jury instruction as an incorrect statement of the law. OPINION HOLDS: We find counsel breached an essential duty in failing to object, but Stroud suffered no prejudice, and counsel was therefore not ineffective. We affirm Stroud’s convictions.
