JONES v. STATE

No. 04-1675.

731 N.W.2d 388 (2007)

Douglas JONES, Appellant, v. STATE of Iowa, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

May 4, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark C. Smith, State Appellate Defender, and Martha J. Lucey, Assistant State Appellate Defender, for appellant.

Douglas Jones, appellant, pro se.

Thomas J. Miller, Attorney General, Richard J. Bennett, Assistant Attorney General, and Wayne M. Reisetter, County Attorney, for appellee.


TERNUS, Chief Justice.

The primary issue addressed in this opinion is whether the trial court properly refused to consider the appellant's pro se pleadings and rule upon the appellant's pro se claims for postconviction relief. Although the appellant, Douglas Jones, was represented by counsel throughout this postconviction relief (PCR) action, he filed several pleadings in the district court asserting the attorneys appointed to represent him in his criminal case rendered...

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