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Jason Dwaine Tate
v.
State of Iowa
Appellant
Jason Dwaine Tate
Appellee
State of Iowa
Attorney for the Appellant
Alfredo Parrish
Attorney for the Appellee
Nicholas E. Siefert, Assistant Attorney General
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Clinton County, Mark R. Lawson, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Tabor, P.J., and Badding and Chicchelly, JJ. Opinion by Badding, J. (15 pages)
Jason Tate appeals the denial of his application for postconviction relief. OPINION HOLDS: We affirm, finding Tate has not established that (1) he was prejudiced by trial counsel’s alleged failure to communicate a plea offer; (2) trial counsel breached an essential duty by failing to sever two of his charges; (3) he was prejudiced by the defense expert witness’s failure to examine the weapon used in the shooting; (4) he was prejudiced due to a juror being shown on television; (5) trial counsel had an actual conflict of interest; and (6) the cumulative effect of these errors resulted in prejudice.
