State of Iowa v. Kenneth Edward Petty

WIGGINS, Justice.

A defendant who pled guilty to lascivious acts with a child and sexual exploitation of a minor challenges his guilty pleas and sentences. He also claims he was denied the right to counsel. He claims the district court failed to comply with Iowa Rule of Criminal Procedure 2.8(2)( b ) in accepting his guilty pleas, did not adequately inquire into the alleged communication breakdown in the attorney-client relationship, imposed a surcharge in violation of the Ex Post Facto Clauses of the Iowa and United States Constitutions, and erroneously ordered restitution without first…