WASHINGTON v. SCURR

No. 64890.

304 N.W.2d 231 (1981)

George Edward WASHINGTON, Appellant, v. David SCURR, Warden of the Iowa Penitentiary at Fort Madison; State of Iowa; and County of Linn, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

April 15, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald J. Kucera of Keyes, Bennett & Kucera, Cedar Rapids, for appellant.

Thomas J. Miller, Atty. Gen., Lona Hansen, Asst. Atty. Gen., and Harold Denton and Jane Spande, Asst. Linn County Attys., for appellee.

Considered by REYNOLDSON, C. J., and UHLENHOPP, HARRIS, McGIVERIN and LARSON, JJ.


McGIVERIN, Justice.

George Edward Washington appeals from the district court's dismissal of his application for postconviction relief under Chapter 663A, The Code 1979. He claims he was denied effective assistance of counsel, due process, and the privilege against self-incrimination in the trial resulting in his 1976 conviction for burglary in violation of sections 708.1, .3, The Code 1975. We affirm.

The jury convicted...

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