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State of Iowa
v.
Jeffrey Scott Gundersen
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Jeffrey Scott Gundersen
Attorney for the Appellee
Katie Krickbaum, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Maria Ruhtenberg, Assistant Appellate Defender
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Harrison County, Margaret Reyes, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Bower, C.J., and Vaitheswaran and Schumacher, JJ. Opinion by Schumacher, J. (4 pages)
Jeffrey Gundersen appeals his conviction for assault causing bodily injury. On appeal, Gundersen claims he received ineffective assistance of counsel. OPINION HOLDS: We conclude that based on Iowa Code section 814.7 (Supp. 2019), we cannot consider Gundersen’s claims of ineffective assistance of counsel in this direct appeal. Such claims must be raised in postconviction relief proceedings. Also, we do not apply a plain error rule. We affirm Gundersen’s conviction.
