STATE v. THAI

No. 96-0738.

575 N.W.2d 521 (1997)

STATE of Iowa, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Hien Quoc THAI, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Iowa.

December 29, 1997.


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, Ann E. Brenden, Assistant Attorney General, John P. Sarcone, County Attorney, and Daniel C. Voogt and Jamie Bowers, Assistant County Attorneys, for appellee.

Heard by STREIT, P.J., and VOGEL and MAHAN, JJ.


MAHAN, Judge.

Defendant Hien Quoc Thai appeals his conviction for second-degree murder and terrorism. Thai contends the court erred in failing to suppress his statement to the police because he did not give a knowing, voluntary, and intelligent waiver of his Miranda rights. Second, Thai claims ineffective assistance of counsel for failure to object to the court's admission of Thai's statement on the grounds it was induced by promissory leniency. Last, Thai...

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