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Curtis Cortez Jones
v.
State of Iowa
Appellant
Curtis Cortez Jones
Appellee
State of Iowa
Attorney for the Appellant
Raya D. Dimitrova
Attorney for the Appellee
Louis S. Sloven, Assistant Attorney General
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Johnson County, Paul D. Miller, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Greer, P.J., and Ahlers and Buller, JJ. Opinion by Ahlers, J. (5 pages)
Curtis Jones appeals the summary disposition of his application for postconviction relief. He argues that his trial counsel was ineffective when arguing against a motion to strike a potential juror for cause and appellate counsel was ineffective for failing to raise the issue. OPINION HOLDS: Because the potential juror had a felony conviction, under the Iowa Rules of Criminal Procedure in effect at the time of trial, the district court was required to grant the motion to strike for cause. Trial and appellate counsel did not provide ineffective assistance. Summary disposition of the application for postconviction relief was properly granted.
