COLLINS v. STATE

No. 90-955.

477 N.W.2d 374 (1991)

Damien David COLLINS, Appellant, v. STATE of Iowa, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

November 20, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wallace L. Taylor, Cedar Rapids, for appellant.

Bonnie J. Campbell, Atty. Gen., Amy M. Anderson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Denver D. Dillard, County Atty., and Scott Peterson, Asst. County Atty., for appellee.

Considered by McGIVERIN, C.J., and HARRIS, LARSON, LAVORATO and SNELL, JJ.


McGIVERIN, Chief Justice.

Applicant Damien David Collins filed an application for postconviction relief claiming that he had been denied effective assistance of counsel at his trial for the crime of pimping. See Iowa Code § 725.2 (1985). The district court denied Collins' application, ruling that his trial counsel did not render ineffective assistance. We affirm.

I. Background facts and proceedings. Collins was charged with the crime of...

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