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Chanjuok Obuing Odhung
v.
State of Iowa
Appellant
Chanjuok Obuing Odhung
Appellee
State of Iowa
Attorney for the Appellant
Nicholas Einwalter
Attorney for the Appellee
Linda J. Hines, Assistant Attorney General
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Joseph W. Seidlin, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Bower, C.J., and Tabor and Buller, JJ. Opinion by Tabor, J. (13 pages)
Chanjuok Odhung appeals the denial of his application for postconviction relief (PCR), asserting two claims of ineffective assistance: (1) failure to protect his right to an impartial jury by raising a fair-cross-section challenge and (2) failure to be more specific in moving for judgment of acquittal. In a third claim, Odhung seeks retrial based on newly discovered evidence—an affidavit provided by his alleged accomplice stating Odhung was not involved in the planning and execution of the bank robbery. OPINION HOLDS: On the ineffective-assistance-of-counsel claims, Odhung failed to prove prejudice stemming from the performance of his trial or PCR attorneys. As for the newly discovered evidence, we share the PCR court’s view that it did not warrant a new trial. We thus affirm the denial of relief.
