CUEVAS v. STATE

No. 84-1349.

372 N.W.2d 284 (1985)

Mary Ellis CUEVAS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. STATE of Iowa, Respondent-Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Iowa.

May 28, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence Scalise and Ann Fitzgibbons of Scalise, Scism, Sandre & Uhl, Des Moines, for petitioner-appellant.

Thomas J. Miller, Atty. Gen., and Sherie Barnett, Asst. Atty. Gen., for respondent-appellee.

Heard by DONIELSON, P.J., and SNELL and SCHLEGEL, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

Petitioner appeals from an order denying her application for postconviction relief. On appeal, petitioner asserts 1) that she has shown a sufficient reason for her failure to raise her claim in a prior proceeding and 2) the imposition of a life sentence constitutes cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the eighth amendment. We affirm.

Petitioner Mary Ellis Cuevas was convicted of murder in the first degree for her part in the murder of George...

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