RICHARDSON v. STATE

No. 22-1170.

LESTER TALSHAWN RICHARDSON, Applicant-Appellant, v. STATE OF IOWA, Respondent-Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Iowa.

Filed March 27, 2024.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jennifer Bennett Finn of Pelzer Law Firm, LLC, Estherville, for appellant.

Brenna Bird , Attorney General, and Kyle Hanson (until withdrawal) and Thomas J. Ogden , Assistant Attorneys General, for appellee State.

* Senior judges assigned by order pursuant to Iowa Code section 602.9206 (2024).


Lester Richardson appeals from a ruling denying his application for postconviction relief (PCR) following his conviction for first-degree murder for the shooting death of Martin Turks. Upon our review, we affirm.

I. Background Facts and Prior Proceedings

In 2012, a jury found Richardson guilty of first-degree...

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