State v. Masters

LeGRAND, Justice.

This is an appeal from an order holding that defendant, John Paul Masters, Jr., is not entitled to relief under chapter 663A. The Code, 1971, commonly referred to as the Uniform Postconviction Procedure Act. We affirm the trial court.

In 1968 defendant was convicted of robbery without aggravation and was sentenced under the provisions of section 711.3, The Code. Upon appeal the conviction was affirmed. See State v. Masters, 171 N.W. 2d 2S5 (Iowa 1969).

Defendant then filed an application under the Uniform Postconviction Procedure Act, which was enacted by the Sixty-third…