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Jonathan Antione Brown
v.
State of Iowa
Appellant
Jonathan Antione Brown
Appellee
State of Iowa
Attorney for the Appellant
Blake D. Lubinus
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 Polk County, Heather Lauber, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Tabor, P.J., and Schumacher and Ahlers, JJ. Opinion by Tabor, P.J. (10 pages)
Jonathan Brown appeals the denial of postconviction relief (PCR) after his conviction for second-degree murder. He contends his criminal trial attorneys were ineffective in two ways: (1) by not raising a fair-cross-section challenge to the jury pool, and (2) by not providing zealous advocacy after Brown “backed out” of a plea deal. Brown also contends his PCR counsel was ineffective. OPINION HOLDS: Because Brown fails to show counsel breached a material duty in either the criminal or PCR proceedings, we affirm the denial of relief.
