Foster v. State

OXBERGER, Chief Judge.

The petitioner has raised a number of alleged errors in the court’s decision to deny postconviction relief regarding the trial and appeal of two convictions. The petitioner says trial and appellate counsel in a sexual abuse charge were ineffective, as well as trial and appellate counsel in an assault charge. We affirm the trial court.

In 1983 this court affirmed petitioner’s conviction on a charge of third-degree sexual abuse and another conviction of assault while participating in the felony of kidnap ping. State v. Foster, 339 N.W.2d 172 (Iowa Ct.App.1983).

In the sexual…