Blanford v. State

DONIELSON, Judge.

Petitioner appeals from the trial court’s order denying his application for postcon-viction relief under Iowa Code ch. 663A. He claims that: 1) the court erred in concluding that assault with intent to inflict serious injury is a lesser-included offense of attempt to commit murder; 2) he received ineffective assistance of counsel in his criminal trial and subsequent direct appeal; and 3) he should receive credit against his sentence for time spent on appeal bond. We affirm.

In October of 1978, Terry Blanford was charged with two counts of attempt to com mit murder and one…