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Case No. 23-1331

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Marc Alan Ray
v.
State of Iowa

County:
Dallas

Appellant

Marc Alan Ray

Appellee

State of Iowa

Attorney for the Appellant

Daniel M. Northfield

Attorney for the Appellee

Genevieve Reinkoester, Assistant Attorney General

Court of Appeals

Court of Appeals Opinion

Opinion Number:
23-1331
Date Published:
Apr 24, 2024
Summary

            Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Dallas County, Michael Jacobsen, Judge.  AFFIRMED.  Considered by Ahlers, P.J., and Chicchelly and Buller, JJ.  Opinion by Buller, J.  (5 pages)

            An applicant appeals the denial of postconviction relief, contending he was not adequately advised about a mandatory minimum and that counsel should have advocated differently at sentencing.  OPINION HOLDS: We affirm, rejecting the plea-advice claim on the merits and finding the sentencing challenge unpreserved.

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