James Farnsworth II. v. State of Iowa

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF IOWA No. 20-0786 Filed November 3, 2021 JAMES FARNSWORTH II, Applicant-Appellant, vs. STATE OF IOWA, Respondent-Appellee. ________________________________________________________________ Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Cerro Gordo County, Christopher C. Foy, Judge. Applicant appeals the denial of several ineffective-assistance-of-counsel claims raised in his postconviction-relief application following his conviction of second-degree murder. AFFIRMED IN PART, REVERSED IN PART, AND REMANDED. Philip B. Mears of Mears Law Office, Iowa City, for appellant. Thomas…