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Joshua Frank McCoy
v.
State of Iowa
Appellant
Joshua Frank McCoy
Appellee
State of Iowa
Attorney for the Appellant
Austin Jungblut
Attorney for the Appellee
Thomas J. Ogden, Assistant Attorney General
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
22-0378
Date Published:
Mar 08, 2023
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Jeanie K. Vaudt, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Greer, P.J., Ahlers, J., and Carr, S.J. Opinion by Carr, S.J. (4 pages)
Joshua McCoy appeals the denial of his application for postconviction relief after being convicted of murder in the first degree and robbery in the first degree. OPINION HOLDS: McCoy has not shown he received ineffective assistance because defense counsel failed to request a jury instruction for willful injury as a lesser-included offense.
