State of Iowa
v.
Ajamu Manu El-Amin
Ajamu Manu Elamin seeks further review of the court of appeals decision affirming his conviction following his guilty plea to two counts of sexual abuse in the third degree. The court of appeals rejected his claim that counsel was ineffective for allowing him to plead guilty to count II, based on an aiding-and-abetting theory alleging he threatened and intimidated another man into raping the victim.
Resister
State of Iowa
Applicant
Ajamu Manu El-Amin
Attorney for the Resister
Sheryl Soich
Attorney for the Applicant
Robert P. Ranschau
Supreme Court
Oral Argument Schedule
Non-Oral
Nov 18, 2020 9:00 AM
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Court of Appeals
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Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, William P. Kelly, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Bower, C.J., and Greer and Ahlers, JJ. Opinion by Greer, J. (4 pages)
Ajamu El-Amin appeals from his guilty plea to two counts of sexual abuse in the third degree, arguing his counsel was ineffective by allowing him to plead guilty to one of the counts without a sufficient factual basis. OPINION HOLDS: We conclude the record shows a sufficient factual basis to sustain El-Amin’s guilty plea to the second count of third-degree sexual abuse based on an aiding-and-abetting theory. We affirm El-Amin’s conviction.