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BETTIS v. STATE

No. 94-1680.

547 N.W.2d 635 (1996)

James W. BETTIS, Applicant-Appellant, v. STATE of Iowa, Respondent-Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Iowa.

February 28, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Troyce A. Wheeler, Council Bluffs, for appellant.

Thomas J. Miller, Attorney General, Julie H. Brown and Douglas R. Marek, Assistant Attorneys General, and Verd Bailey, County Attorney, for appellee.

Considered by HAYDEN, P.J., and SACKETT and HUITINK, JJ.

SACKETT, Judge.

James Bettis appeals the district court decision denying his application for postconviction relief. Bettis, who was charged and convicted of first-degree murder for the killing of Cynthia Borton, claims his trial attorney was not effective. He advances his trial attorney (1) should have filed a motion to suppress his confession, (2) should have filed a motion in limine to assure evidence of other crimes he committed did not come into evidence, and...

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