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Jacob Monroe Cullum
v.
State of Iowa
Appellant
Jacob Monroe Cullum
Appellee
State of Iowa
Attorney for the Appellant
Ella M. Newell, Assistant Appellate Defender
Attorney for the Appellee
Joseph D. Ferrentino, Assistant Attorney General
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Webster County, Adria Kester, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Tabor, C.J., and Greer and Schumacher, JJ. Opinion by Tabor, C.J. (6 pages)
After pleading guilty to two drug charges and a related weapons charge, Jacob Cullum appeals the denial of his application for postconviction relief (PCR). He claims his counsel was ineffective for not moving to suppress evidence found during a warrantless search of his car. OPINION HOLDS: Because the search was justified under the automobile exception to the warrant requirement, counsel had no duty to file a meritless motion. Thus, we affirm the PCR ruling.
