Wright v. City of Cedar Falls

SCHULTZ, Justice.

The question presented on this appeal is whether postconviction relief under Iowa Code chapter 663A 1 is available to persons convicted of violating municipal ordinances. Appellant Robert Lee Wright, Jr. was convicted in magistrate court of violating a Cedar Falls city ordinance. He thereafter applied for postconviction relief in the magistrate court but was denied relief on grounds that chapter 663A was not available to persons convicted of violating city ordinances. The district associate court affirmed this denial. We also affirm for the reasons stated below.

Initially, we…