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Mark Allen Bishop
v.
State of Iowa
Applicant
Mark Allen Bishop
Respondent
State of Iowa
Attorney for the Applicant
Gina Messamer
Attorney for the Respondent
Thomas E. Bakke, Assistant Attorney General
Supreme Court
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Dallas County, Brad McCall, Judge. REVERSED AND REMANDED. Considered by Ahlers, P.J., and Badding and Chicchelly, JJ. Opinion by Ahlers, P.J. (10 pages)
The State appeals the postconviction-relief court’s finding that Mark Bishop received ineffective assistance of counsel during his criminal trial and grant of a new trial. OPINION HOLDS: Bishop failed to establish he received ineffective assistance of counsel on either basis alleged. So we reverse the district court and remand for dismissal of Bishop’s postconviction-relief application.
