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STATE v. BROOKS

No. 95-1989.

555 N.W.2d 446 (1996)

STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. Marlys Ann BROOKS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

October 23, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Linda Del Gallo, State Appellate Defender, and John P. Messina, Assistant State Appellate Defender, for appellant.

Thomas J. Miller, Attorney General, Martha E. Boesen, Assistant Attorney General, and Ray Lough, County Attorney, for appellee.

Considered by HARRIS, P.J., and CARTER, LAVORATO, SNELL, and TERNUS, JJ.

TERNUS, Justice.

Defendant, Marlys Brooks, prepared a backdated check on her employer's account in an amount not authorized by her employer. She did so in an effort to conceal an earlier theft of funds. Brooks subsequently pleaded guilty to one count of forgery in violation of Iowa Code section 715A.2(1)(b) (1993). She now claims her trial counsel was ineffective in allowing her to plead guilty because there was no factual basis for the forgery charge. Brooks asserts...

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