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State of Iowa
v.
James Allen Wehr
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
James Allen Wehr
Attorney for the Appellee
Thomas E. Bakke, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Ashley Beisch
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Calhoun County, Adria Kester, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Tabor, P.J., and Mullins and Schumacher, JJ. Opinion by Mullins, J. (5 pages)
James Wehr appeals his conviction of driving while barred as a habitual offender. He challenges the sufficiency of the evidence supporting the guilty verdict. He also seems to argue his conviction is invalid because his initial barment was rendered improper. He finally argues counsel rendered ineffective assistance in various respects. OPINION HOLDS: We affirm Wehr’s conviction but preserve his claim counsel was ineffective in failing to file a motion in arrest of judgment for postconviction relief.