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Smitherman v. State

COURT OF APPEALS OF IOWA
Jul 1, 2020
949 N.W.2d 263 (Iowa Ct. App. 2020)

Summary

finding fourth PCR claim not allowed

Summary of this case from Moon v. State

Opinion

No. 19-0331

07-01-2020

Joel SMITHERMAN, Applicant-Appellant, v. STATE of Iowa, Respondent-Appellee.

Jessica Maffitt of Benzoni Law Office, P.L.C., Des Moines, for appellant. Thomas J. Miller, Attorney General, and Louis S. Sloven, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee State.


DECISION WITHOUT PUBLISHED OPINION See Iowa R. App. P. 6.904

The applicant appeals the district court's dismissal of his application for postconviction relief. AFFIRMED.

AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

Smitherman v. State

COURT OF APPEALS OF IOWA
Jul 1, 2020
949 N.W.2d 263 (Iowa Ct. App. 2020)

finding fourth PCR claim not allowed

Summary of this case from Moon v. State
Case details for

Smitherman v. State

Case Details

Full title:JOEL SMITHERMAN, Applicant-Appellant, v. STATE OF IOWA…

Court:COURT OF APPEALS OF IOWA

Date published: Jul 1, 2020

Citations

949 N.W.2d 263 (Iowa Ct. App. 2020)

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