HANNAN v. STATE

No. 05-0146.

732 N.W.2d 45 (2007)

William HANNAN, Appellant, v. STATE of Iowa, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

May 25, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kent A. Simmons, Davenport, for appellant.

Thomas J. Miller, Attorney General, and Sheryl A. Soich, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.


CADY, Justice.

In this case we must decide whether a defendant's right to counsel under our state and federal constitutions was violated and if counsel's failure to vindicate those rights resulted in ineffective assistance of counsel. We agree with the defendant that his right to counsel was violated and that his counsel rendered ineffective assistance in failing to assert his rights.

I. Background Facts and Proceedings.

William Hannan...

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