SMITH v. STATE

No. 23-0431.

MICHAEL DUANE SMITH, Applicant-Appellant, v. STATE OF IOWA, Respondent-Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Iowa.

Filed April 10, 2024.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martha J. Lucey , State Appellate Defender, and Rachel C. Regenold , Assistant Appellate Defender, for appellant.

Brenna Bird , Attorney General, and Anagha Dixit , Assistant Attorney General, for appellee State.

Considered by Tabor, P.J., and Badding and Buller, JJ.


Michael Smith contends his plea counsel provided ineffective assistance in two ways. First, he claims that counsel ignored his directive to withdraw the guilty pleas unless the sentencing court agreed to run all his sentences concurrently. Second, he argues that no factual basis existed for his plea to interference with official...

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