Michels v. Brewer

LeGRAND, Justice.

After having served approximately one year of his sentence imposed for violation of section 713.3, The Code, plaintiff thought better of the guilty plea upon which that sentence was based and filed a petition seeking to set it aside under chapter 663A, The Code, the statute which affords postconviction relief. Following an evidentiary hearing, the trial court ruled against plaintiff and he appeals. We affirm the trial court.

In setting out a brief résumé of the events important to a consideration of this appeal, we mention once more that our review is not de novo and that we…