Legal Opinion
Wemark v. State
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided November 17, 1999No. 98-586PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CADY, Justice.
Robert Wemark appeals from a ruling by the district court denying his application for postconviction relief based upon ineffective assistance of counsel. We affirm.
I. Background Facts and Proceedings.
Robert Wemark was found guilty of first-degree murder on August 18, 1993 following a jury trial. The victim was his wife, Melissa Wemark. She was stabbed fifteen times with a knife. Wemark was sentenced by the district court to life imprisonment. The judgment and sentence were affirmed on appeal.
On August 8, 1996, Wemark filed an application for postconviction relief. He claimed his…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Maness v. MeyersSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- City & County of San Francisco v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1951
- John Wesley Clutchette v. Ruth RushenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
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