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Case No. 20-1537

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Ramon Demetrius Harper
v.
State of Iowa

Appellant

Ramon Demetrius Harper

Appellee

State of Iowa

Attorney for the Appellant

Gina Messamer

Attorney for the Appellee

Zachary Miller, Assistant Attorney General

Court of Appeals

Court of Appeals Opinion

Opinion Number:
20-1537
Date Published:
Apr 13, 2022
Summary

            Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Black Hawk County, Bradley J. Harris, Judge.  AFFIRMED.  Heard by May, P.J., and Schumacher and Badding, JJ.  Opinion by Badding, J.  (23 pages)

            Ramon Harper appeals the denial of his application for postconviction relief.  He seeks a new trial on the grounds that (1) his trial counsel was ineffective, (2) he was deprived of his constitutional right to control his own defense, (3) his right to a jury drawn from a fair cross-section of the community was violated, and (4) the State engaged in purposeful racial discrimination in jury selection.  OPINION HOLDS: Finding no grounds for reversal, we affirm. 

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