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STATE v. TUCKER

No. 19-2082.

959 N.W.2d 140 (2021)

STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. Tyjaun Levell TUCKER, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Filed May 7, 2021.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andy Dunn (argued) of Parrish Kruidenier Dunn Boles Gribble Gentry Brown & Bergmann, L.L.P., Des Moines, for appellant.

Thomas J. Miller , Attorney General, Tyler J. Buller (argued), Assistant Attorney General, John P. Sarcone , County Attorney, and Amanda L. Johnson , Assistant County Attorney, for appellee.

McDonald, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which Waterman, Mansfield, and Oxley, JJ., joined, and in which Christensen, C.J., and McDermott, J., joined as to divisions I-III, V, and VI. McDermott, J., filed a special concurrence, in which Christensen, C.J., joined. Appel, J., filed a special concurrence.

Tyjaun Tucker pleaded guilty to theft in the second degree, in violation of Iowa Code sections 714.1 and 714.2(2) (2019). In this direct appeal, Tucker contends his plea was not knowingly and voluntarily made and his counsel was ineffective for nonetheless allowing Tucker to plead guilty...

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