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COX v. STATE

No. 03-0409.

686 N.W.2d 209 (2004)

Terry L. COX, Sr., Appellant, v. STATE of Iowa and Gregory E. Jones, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

September 1, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George A. LaMarca and Justin E. LaVan of LaMarca & Landry, P.C., West Des Moines, for appellant.

Thomas J. Miller, Attorney General, and Craig Kelinson, Special Assistant Attorney General, for appellees.

CADY, Justice.

In this appeal, we must decide whether a wrongfully imprisoned person compensated under section 663A.1 is barred from maintaining a state tort claim based on acts or omissions of his attorney relating to the filing of a motion for new trial to obtain relief from the underlying conviction. The district court found the action was barred and dismissed the petition. On our review, we affirm the district court's decision.

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