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Case No. 22-0707

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Joshua Jarrett
v.
State of Iowa

County:
Buchanan

Appellant

Joshua Jarrett

Appellee

State of Iowa

Attorneys for the Appellant

Benjamin Bergmann
Alexander Smith

Attorney for the Appellee

Louis S. Sloven, Assistant Attorney General

Court of Appeals

Court of Appeals Opinion

Opinion Number:
22-0707
Date Published:
Jul 26, 2023
Summary

            Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Buchanan County, Laura Parrish, Judge.  AFFIRMED.  Considered by Schumacher, P.J., and Chicchelly and Buller, JJ.  Opinion by Chicchelly, J.  (7 pages)

            Joshua Jarrett appeals the district court’s denial of his application for postconviction relief, contending his trial counsel was ineffective in failing to properly “impeach the testimony of the complaining witness.”  OPINION HOLDS: We affirm the court’s denial of Jarrett’s motion for summary disposition on this claim and the denial of his application for postconviction relief.

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