Rivers v. State

Postconviction applicant, Willie Rivers, appeals from the summary disposition of his second application for postconviction relief. Rivers contends the district court erred in granting the State’s motion for summary judgment, and violated his right to due process by not affording him a hearing on the merits of his application. We affirm.

Rivers was convicted by a jury of robbery in the second degree in violation of Iowa Code sections 711.1 and 711.2 (1993). He was then sentenced to an indeterminate ten-year prison term. Rivers’ appeal was dismissed as frivolous pursuant to Iowa Rule of…