FOSTER v. STATE

No. 84-1474.

378 N.W.2d 713 (1985)

James L. FOSTER, Petitioner-Appellant, v. STATE of Iowa, Respondent-Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Iowa.

August 29, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Emil Trott, Jr., of Barrett & Trott, Des Moines, for petitioner-appellant.

Thomas J. Miller, Atty. Gen., and Marcia Mason, Asst. Atty. Gen., for respondent-appellee.

Considered by OXBERGER, C.J., and SNELL and HAYDEN, JJ.


OXBERGER, Chief Judge.

The petitioner has raised a number of alleged errors in the court's decision to deny postconviction relief regarding the trial and appeal of two convictions. The petitioner says trial and appellate counsel in a sexual abuse charge were ineffective, as well as trial and appellate counsel in an assault charge. We affirm the trial court.

In 1983 this court affirmed petitioner's conviction on a charge of third-degree sexual abuse and another...

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