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HENDERSON v. SCURR

No. 66104.

313 N.W.2d 522 (1981)

James HENDERSON, Appellant, v. David SCURR, Warden, Iowa State Penitentiary at Fort Madison, Iowa; Division of Adult Corrections, Department of Social Services, State of Iowa, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

December 23, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alfredo G. Parrish of Parrish & Del Gallo, Des Moines, for appellant.

Thomas J. Miller, Atty. Gen., Julie F. Pottorff, Asst. Atty. Gen., David H. Correll, Black Hawk County Atty., and James D. Coil, Asst. Black Hawk County Atty., for appellee.

Considered by REYNOLDSON, C. J., and McCORMICK, McGIVERIN, LARSON, and SCHULTZ, JJ.

SCHULTZ, Justice.

Petitioner, James Henderson, appeals from the district court's denial of his petition for postconviction relief. In 1977 petitioner was found guilty by jury verdict of first-degree murder. His conviction was affirmed by this court. State v. Henderson, 268 N.W.2d 173 (Iowa 1978). In this appeal petitioner contends the district court erred in finding that he had not been denied effective assistance of counsel...

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