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Basil Pendleton
v.
State of Iowa
Appellant
Basil Pendleton
Appellee
State of Iowa
Attorney for the Appellant
G. Brian Weiler
Attorney for the Appellee
Bridget A. Chambers, Assistant Attorney General
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
19-1944
Date Published:
Jun 16, 2021
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Scott County, Mary E. Howes, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Mullins, P.J., Ahlers, J., and Blane, S.J. Opinion by Blane, S.J. (8 pages)
Basil Pendleton appeals the denial of his fourth application for postconviction relief. He asserts newly discovered evidence exonerates him thirty-five years after his convictions for first-degree murder and first-degree robbery. OPINION HOLDS: The newly discovered recantation evidence, even if true, would not change the result of the trial. We affirm.
