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CARSTENS v. RANS

No. 55968.

210 N.W.2d 663 (1973)

Mary Lou CARSTENS, Appellant, v. Laurel RANS, Superintendent of the Women's Reformatory, and the State of Iowa, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

September 19, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John P. Roehrick, Des Moines, for appellant.

Richard C. Turner, Atty. Gen., Fred Haskins, Asst. Atty. Gen., and Clayton L. Wornson, Cerro Gordo Cty. Atty., for appellees.

Submitted to MOORE, C.J., and RAWLINGS, LeGRAND, REES and UHLENHOPP, JJ.

LeGRAND, Justice.

Petitioner, Mary Lou Carstens, was convicted of murder and sentenced to the Women's Reformatory for the term of her natural life, pursuant to section 690.3, The Code. On appeal, we affirmed that judgment. See State v. Carstens, 182 N.W.2d 119 (Iowa 1970). She now seeks relief by way of postconviction proceedings under chapter 663A, The Code. Since we find that petitioner has not stated grounds which entitle her to consideration under our postconviction...

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