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Sean Michael Freese
v.
State of Iowa
Appellant
Sean Michael Freese
Appellee
State of Iowa
Attorney for the Appellant
Agnes G. Warutere
Attorney for the Appellee
Anagha Dixit, Assistant Attorney General
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Scott County, Henry W. Latham II, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Greer, P.J., Buller, J., and Doyle, S.J. Opinion by Doyle, S.J. (5 pages)
Sean Freese appeals the denial of his application for postconviction relief. OPINION HOLDS: Freese has not shown his trial attorneys’ strategic decision to forgo a diminished responsibility defense denied him effective assistance of counsel. There is insufficient evidence in the record to allow us to resolve a claim of ineffective assistance of postconviction-relief counsel raised for the first time on appeal.
