STATE v. RODRIGUEZ

No. 10-1223.

804 N.W.2d 844 (2011)

STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. Orlando David RODRIGUEZ, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

October 21, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark C. Smith , State Appellate Defender, and Dennis D. Hendrickson , Assistant State Appellate Defender, for appellant.

Thomas J. Miller , Attorney General, Linda J. Hines , Assistant Attorney General, John P. Sarcone , County Attorney, and Steve Foritano and David Porter , Assistant County Attorneys, for appellee.


MANSFIELD, Justice.

Orlando Rodriguez appeals his conviction for reckless vehicular homicide based on his guilty plea, claiming he received ineffective assistance of counsel because there was no factual basis to support his plea. We granted further review in this case to address whether an active participant in a drive-away theft of gasoline can be found guilty of reckless vehicular homicide if he was not driving the car when the accident occurred. We find that a...

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