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Case No. 19-1145

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Alejandro Lira
v.
State of Iowa

Appellant

Alejandro Lira

Appellee

State of Iowa

Attorney for the Appellant

Zeke R. McCartney

Attorney for the Appellee

Martha E. Trout, Assistant Attorney General

Court of Appeals

Court of Appeals Opinion

Opinion Number:
19-1145
Date Published:
Jun 03, 2020
Summary

            Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Clinton County, Marlita A. Greve, Judge.  AFFIRMED.  Considered by Vaitheswaran, P.J., and Mullins and Ahlers, JJ.  Opinion by Mullins, J.  (6 pages)

            Alejandro Lira appeals the denial of his application for postconviction relief.  OPINION HOLDS: We find counsel was not ineffective as alleged and conclude Lira failed to meet his burden to establish a violation of the fair cross-section requirement.  As such, we affirm the denial of Lira’s application for postconviction relief.

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