MEIER v. STATE

No. 68795.

337 N.W.2d 204 (1983)

Joseph Ross MEIER, Appellant, v. STATE of Iowa, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

August 17, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Cleary, Des Moines, for appellant.

Thomas J. Miller, Atty. Gen., Roxann M. Ryan, Asst. Atty. Gen., and Dan L. Johnston, County Atty., for appellee.

Considered en banc.


REYNOLDSON, Chief Justice.

Petitioner Joseph Ross Meier appeals from the denial of his application seeking postconviction relief from his 1980 conviction on a charge of first-degree robbery. He contends his district court counsel was ineffective in misinforming him concerning the consequences of his guilty plea, and that the sentence and plea should therefore be set aside. We reverse and remand with directions.

The trial information charged that defendant...

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