BELK v. STATE

No. 16-0304.

905 N.W.2d 185 (2017)

Laverne Edward BELK, Appellant, v. STATE of Iowa, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Filed December 15, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John J. Bishop , Cedar Rapids, for appellant.

Thomas J. Miller , Attorney General, Nicholas E. Siefert and John McCormally , Assistant Attorneys General, for appellee.


A prisoner appeals the district court's dismissal of his amended application for postconviction relief. The State filed a motion to dismiss alleging the prisoner failed to make a viable claim under the postconviction-relief act. The district court agreed and found as a matter of law the prisoner had not stated a claim for postconviction...

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