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Randy Mitchell Copenhaver
v.
State of Iowa
Appellant
Randy Mitchell Copenhaver
Appellee
State of Iowa
Attorney for the Appellant
Fred Stiefel
Attorney for the Appellee
Katie Krickbaum (until withdrawal) and Kevin Cmelik, Assistant Attorneys General
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Linn County, Fae Hoover Grinde, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Mullins, P.J., and May and Ahlers, JJ. Opinion by May, J. (4 pages)
Randy Copenhaver appeals the denial of his application for postconviction relief claiming trial counsel was ineffective for failing to move for dismissal due to a speedy-trial violation. OPINION HOLDS: Copenhaver waived his right to speedy trial before the deadline passed. So counsel was not ineffective for failing to move for dismissal based on a speedy-trial violation.
