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Case No. 22-0814

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Thomas Edward Jenkins, Sr.
v.
State of Iowa

County:
Scott

Appellant

Thomas Edward Jenkins, Sr.

Appellee

State of Iowa

Attorney for the Appellant

Jamie Hunter

Attorney for the Appellee

Martha E. Trout, Assistant Attorney General

Court of Appeals

Court of Appeals Opinion

Opinion Number:
22-0814
Date Published:
Mar 29, 2023
Summary

            Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Scott County, Tom Reidel, Judge.  AFFIRMED.  Considered by Badding, P.J., Chicchelly, J., and Mullins, S.J.  Opinion by Mullins, S.J.  (8 pages)

            Thomas Jenkins Sr. appeals the denial of his application for postconviction relief (PCR), arguing the district court erred in denying him relief on his claims of ineffective assistance of criminal trial counsel.  OPINION HOLDS:  Finding counsel was not ineffective as alleged, we affirm the denial of Jenkins’s PCR application.

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