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Case No. 24-0210

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Laron Dpree Hampton
v.
State of Iowa

County:
Mills

Appellant

Laron Dpree Hampton

Appellee

State of Iowa

Attorney for the Appellant

Jessica Donels

Attorney for the Appellee

Linda J. Hines, Assistant Attorney General

Court of Appeals

Court of Appeals Opinion

Opinion Number:
24-0210
Date Published:
Dec 18, 2024
Summary

            Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Mills County, Kathleen A. Kilnoski, Judge.  AFFIRMED.  Considered by Schumacher, P.J., and Buller and Langholz, JJ.  Opinion by Schumacher, P.J.  (10 pages)

            Laron Hampton appeals the district court’s denial of his application for postconviction relief following his 2018 convictions for three counts of second-degree sexual abuse.  Hampton claims his trial counsel was ineffective by “failing to preserve error related to [the admissibility of] medical records” and alternatively, his appellate counsel was ineffective “for failing to raise this issue on direct appeal.”  OPINION HOLDS: Upon our review, we affirm.

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