STATE v. ALLEN

No. 04-1561.

708 N.W.2d 361 (2006)

STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. Angela Marie ALLEN, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

January 20, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Thomas J. Miller, Attorney General, Bridget A. Chambers, Assistant Attorney General, Timothy N. Schott, County Attorney, and Sarah J. Livingston and Ricki Osborn, Assistant County Attorneys, for appellee.


WIGGINS, Justice.

Angela Marie Allen contends her trial counsel was ineffective in permitting her to enter a guilty plea to the charge of introducing a controlled substance into a detention facility under Iowa Code section 719.8 (2003) for the reason that the Fort Dodge Correctional Facility was not a "detention facility" for purposes of section 719.8. Because we agree with Allen that the Fort Dodge Correctional Facility was not a "detention facility" under section...

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