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BLANCHARD v. BENNETT

No. 53560.

167 N.W.2d 612 (1969)

Eugene BLANCHARD, Appellant, v. John E. BENNETT, Warden Iowa State Penitentiary, Fort Madison, Iowa, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

May 6, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roy W. Meadows, of Whitfield, Musgrave, Selvy, Kelly & Eddy, Des Moines, for appellant.

Richard C. Turner, Atty. Gen., James C. Sell, Asst. Atty. Gen., Michael M. Phelan, Asst. County Atty., Fort Madison, for appellee.

MOORE, Justice.

The sole question presented by this habeas corpus action is whether plaintiff, Eugene Blanchard, is entitled to release from custody because his retained counsel failed to comply with the statutory procedure required to perfect an appeal from a criminal conviction.

Plaintiff was convicted of criminal solicitation upon a jury trial in Lee County District Court. Sentence of a term not to exceed five...

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