Pablo Benavidez v. State of Iowa

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF IOWA No. 17-1079 Filed March 7, 2018 PABLO BENAVIDEZ, Applicant-Appellant, vs. STATE OF IOWA, Respondent-Appellee. ________________________________________________________________ Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, David M. Porter, Judge. An inmate challenges the penalty imposed upon the dismissal of his third application for postconviction relief. REVERSED AND REMANDED WITH DIRECTIONS. Erin M. Carr of Carr & Wright, P.L.C., Des Moines, for appellant. Thomas J. Miller, Attorney General, and William A. Hill, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee…