Bender v. Iowa, State of

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF IOWA WESTERN DIVISION NOEL JERMAINE BENDER, Petitioner, No. 20-CV-4045-LRR vs. ORDER IOWA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS and CHRIS TRIPP, Warden, Iowa State Penitentiary, Respondent. ____________________________ I. INTRODUCTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 II. BACKGROUND AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 A. Trial and Conviction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 B. Direct Appeal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .…