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Harlan J. Mott Jr.
v.
State of Iowa
Appellant
Harlan J. Mott Jr.
Appellee
State of Iowa
Attorney for the Appellant
Cathleen J. Siebrecht
Attorney for the Appellee
Darrel Mullins, Assistant Attorney General
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Jeanie Vaudt, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Bower, C.J., and Greer and Badding, JJ. Opinion by Greer, J. (4 pages)
Harlem Mott appeals the dismissal of his application for postconviction relief as untimely. He argues his appeal is timely under Allison v. State, 914 N.W.2d 866, 891 (Iowa 2018) or the doctrine of equitable tolling. In the alternative, he argues the time limit is unconstitutional. OPINION HOLDS: Because Allison has been abrogated by statute, our state has not adopted the doctrine of equitable tolling, and Mott did not preserve error as to his constitutional challenge, we affirm.
