McLAUGHLIN v. STATE

No. 94-334.

533 N.W.2d 546 (1995)

Richard J. McLAUGHLIN, Appellant, v. STATE of Iowa, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

June 21, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas G. Reidel, Muscatine, for appellant.

Thomas J. Miller, Atty. Gen., Mary Tabor, Asst. Atty. Gen., Richard R. Phillips, County Atty., and Ann Terry and Dana Christiansen, Asst. County Attys., for appellee.

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


LARSON, Justice.

This postconviction action by Richard McLaughlin challenges his conviction of several counts of sexual offenses. He bases his claim on the alleged ineffectiveness of his trial lawyer. The district court rejected his postconviction application, but the court of appeals reversed. We affirm in part and reverse in part as to both the decision of the court of appeals and the judgment of the district court.

McLaughlin, a former dance instructor...

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