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Ambrashia Marie Chrzan
v.
State of Iowa
Appellant
Ambrashia Marie Chrzan
Appellee
State of Iowa
Attorney for the Appellant
Thomas M. McIntee
Attorney for the Appellee
Zachary Miller, Assistant Attorney General
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Washington County, Joel D. Yates, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Tabor, P.J., and Badding and Chicchelly, JJ. Opinion by Badding, J. (11 pages)
Ambrashia Chrzan appeals the district court’s denial of her application for postconviction relief. On appeal, she argues her trial counsel was ineffective because he failed to (1) move for a court-appointed expert medical witness; (2) object to or prevent introduction of prior bad acts evidence that she used drugs while pregnant; (3) investigate and present family members as witnesses to her parenting abilities; and (4) move for a change of venue. OPINION HOLDS: We affirm, finding upon our de novo review of the record that Chrzan failed to meet her burden to prove that trial counsel was ineffective.
