State of Iowa
v.
Erin Macke
Defendant appealed the district court’s judgment of conviction and sentence entered on four counts of child endangerment following defendant’s entry of an Alford guilty plea. See North Carolina v. Alford, 400 U.S. 25 (1970). Defendant contended the State’s sentencing recommendation breached the parties’ plea agreement and her trial counsel was ineffective in failing to object to the breach. She also requested the adoption of the plain error doctrine in Iowa. The court of appeals affirmed, preserving the ineffective assistance claim for postconviction relief. Defendant seeks further review.
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Erin Macke
Attorney for the Appellee
Thomas J. Ogden, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Angela L. Campbell
Supreme Court
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10-10-5
Aug 08, 2019 9:00 AM
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Carol S. Egly, District Associate Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Vaitheswaran, P.J., and Doyle and Mullins, JJ. Opinion by Doyle, J. (10 pages)
Erin Macke appeals the judgement and sentence entered following her plea to four counts of child endangerment. OPINION HOLDS: Because the record is insufficient to determine Macke’s ineffective-assistance-of-counsel claim on the merits, we affirm her convictions and preserve the issue of ineffective assistance of counsel for postconviction-relief proceedings. We decline to adopt the plain-error doctrine.