SALLIS v. RHOADS

No. 67163.

325 N.W.2d 121 (1982)

Katheryn L. SALLIS, Appellant, v. Kay RHOADS, Acting Superintendent, Women's Reformatory, Rockwell, City, Iowa; Division of Adult Corrections, Department of Social Services, State of Iowa, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

October 27, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alfredo G. Parrish, Des Moines, for appellant.

Thomas Miller, Atty. Gen., Steven M. Foritano, Asst. Atty. Gen., and David E.

Richter, Pottawattamie County Atty., for appellee.

Considered by REYNOLDSON, C.J., and HARRIS, McGIVERIN, LARSON, and CARTER, JJ.


HARRIS, Justice.

Petitioner's counsel undertook a somewhat bold trial strategy in her trial for first-degree murder. The strategy, which might well have resulted in an acquittal, backfired; petitioner was convicted of first-degree murder. In this postconviction proceeding she asserts the strategy amounted to ineffective assistance of counsel. The postconviction court denied her petition. We affirm.

Petitioner was convicted for her part in the murder of her...

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