Houston v. State

McCORMICK, Justice.

This is an appeal from denial of postcon-viction relief. Petitioner Richard Wallace Houston was convicted in 1972 of burglary without aggravation and was sentenced as an habitual criminal. The conviction and sentence were affirmed on appeal. State v. Houston, 209 N.W.2d 42 (Iowa 1973). In his postconviction petition Houston contended he was denied his right of self-representation at trial and should not have been sentenced as an habitual offender. The post-conviction court rejected these contentions. We affirm.

I. Self-representation. In contending he had a federal…