State v. Kraus

HARRIS, Justice.

Contending he was denied effective assistance of counsel the defendant appeals following his conviction of second-degree murder. Iowa Code §§ 707.1, 707.3 (1983). He also appeals from a denial of postcon-viction relief on the same grounds. The case, is unusual in that the defendant received inaccurate legal advice during plea negotiations instead of at trial. Defendant claims he relied on bad advice concerning the elements of second-degree murder and therefore declined an offer to plead to a lesser offense. We conditionally reverse the trial court. So doing we vacate a…