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Lucas D. Lankford
v.
State of Iowa
Appellant
Lucas D. Lankford
Appellee
State of Iowa
Attorney for the Appellant
Jessica M. Donels
Attorney for the Appellee
Louis S. Sloven, Assistant Attorney General
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Webster County, James M. Drew, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Doyle, P.J., and Mullins and Greer, JJ. Opinion by Doyle, P.J. (9 pages)
In this postconviction-relief (PCR) appeal, Lucas Lankford contends his guilty plea was not knowingly and voluntarily given because of plea counsel’s ineffective assistance. He also contends his plea counsel was ineffective in other ways. And he contends his PCR counsel was ineffective. OPINION HOLDS: We find no merit to Lankford’s arguments that his guilty plea was not knowing and voluntary. His other contentions concerning plea counsel were not raised before or decided by the PCR court and are therefore not preserved for our review. Because the record is inadequate to allow us to decide whether PCR counsel breached a duty and whether prejudice resulted, we cannot resolve this new claim on appeal. We affirm the PCR court’s order denying Lankford relief.
