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STATE v. TEJEDA

No. 03-0782.

677 N.W.2d 744 (2004)

STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. Edward Ochoa TEJEDA, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

April 7, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Linda Del Gallo, State Appellate Defender, and Theresa R. Wilson, Assistant Appellate Defender, for appellant.

Thomas J. Miller, Attorney General, Kevin Cmelik, Assistant Attorney General, John P. Sarcone, County Attorney, and Michael T. Hunter, Assistant County Attorney, for appellee.

STREIT, Justice.

A jury convicted Edward Tejeda of willful injury for clobbering a young man in the head with a baseball bat. Prior to trial, Tejeda sent the court two letters alleging a breakdown in communication with his attorney. Tejeda claims the district court should have inquired into this potential problem. We agree, and hold trial courts have a duty to inquire into alleged breakdowns in communication between defendants and their attorneys. Because the record...

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