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Jamie Lee Cole
v.
State of Iowa
Appellant
Jamie Lee Cole
Appellee
State of Iowa
Attorney for the Appellant
Daniel A. Dlouhy
Attorney for the Appellee
Kyle Hanson, Assistant Attorney General
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Buchanan County, Laura J. Parrish, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Vaitheswaran, P.J., and Greer and Chicchelly, JJ. Opinion by Greer, J. (10 pages)
Jamie Cole challenges the denial of his application for postconviction relief (PCR) following his 2015 conviction for indecent exposure. On appeal, Cole claims he received ineffective assistance from trial counsel in four ways; he points to the alleged denial of his right to testify, failure of counsel to withdraw (and allow him to represent himself, as he wished), denial of access to standby counsel, and denial of his right to legal resources. OPINION HOLDS: We agree with the district court; Cole did not prove his trial counsel provided ineffective assistance. We affirm the denial of Cole’s PCR application.
