State v. Dyer

Defendant Ricky Dyer appeals the judgment and sentence entered upon his conviction of furnishing intoxicants to inmates in violation of Iowa Code section 719.7 (1995) on the basis that he received ineffective assistance of counsel. The primary issue on appeal, however, is whether Dyer’s appeal should be dismissed due to his flight from the jurisdiction and failure to return by the time the appeal was heard. We conclude that the appeal should be dismissed.

On January 6, 1995, Ricky Dyer was charged with furnishing intoxicants to inmates at a Marshalltown residential facility under the…