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Markus Earl Harding
v.
State of Iowa
Appellant
Markus Earl Harding
Appellee
State of Iowa
Attorney for the Appellant
Scott M. Wadding
Attorney for the Appellee
Louis S. Sloven, Assistant Attorney General
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Black Hawk County, Andrea J. Dryer, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Vaitheswaran, P.J., Ahlers, J., and Blane, S.J. Opinion by Vaitheswaran, P.J. (3 pages)
Markus Harding appeals the district court’s denial of his postconviction-relief application, contending his attorneys on direct appeal and at the postconviction hearing were ineffective in “failing to challenge the district court’s exclusion of the alleged victim’s prior inconsistent statements.” OPINION HOLDS: We affirm the district court’s denial of Harding’s postconviction-relief application but preserve the claim for possible future litigation.
