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Lorenzo Quintanar
v.
State of Iowa
Appellant
Lorenzo Quintanar
Appellee
State of Iowa
Attorney for the Appellant
John Audlehelm
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 Polk County, Robert B. Hanson, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Bower, C.J., and May and Ahlers, JJ. Opinion by Ahlers, J. (4 pages)
Lorenzo Quintanar appeals from the district court ruling denying his application for postconviction relief. He challenges the district court’s decision regarding retroactive application of the federal and state case law relating to the obligation of counsel to advise a client of immigration consequences of a guilty plea. OPINION HOLDS: Quintanar failed to convince the district court, as the fact-finder, that his trial counsel had not advised him of the immigration consequences of his guilty plea. Because Quintanar does not challenge the factual and legal conclusions that are dispositive on the merits, the district court’s ruling must be affirmed.
