STATE v. HOPKINS

No. 97-486.

576 N.W.2d 374 (1998)

STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. Pamela Sue HOPKINS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

March 25, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Linda Del Gallo, State Appellate Defender, and Shellie L. Knipfer, Assistant State Appellate Defender, for appellant.

Thomas J. Miller, Attorney General, Richard J. Bennett, Assistant Attorney General, and Allan W. Vanderhart, County Attorney, for appellee.

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


LAVORATO, Justice.

Pamela Sue Hopkins appeals from her conviction and sentence for operating while intoxicated. See Iowa Code § 321J.2(1) (1995). She contends the evidence was not sufficient to support her conviction. She also contends her counsel was ineffective because he did not object to a jury instruction defining "operate" and "operating." We affirm.

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