Legal Opinion
Mott v. State
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided June 17, 1987No. 86-715PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LARSON, Justice.
The State appeals from the district court’s granting of postconviction relief to the petitioner, Lek Kasavadhana Mott, based on a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel. We reverse and remand.
Mott, who was a native of Thailand, came to the United States in 1977 and was given permanent residency status the same year. In 1978, while he was a juvenile, he was charged with first-degree robbery. The juvenile court waived its jurisdiction and ordered Mott to be tried as an adult. Following a plea agreement, Mott pled guilty to second-degree burglary, and he was sentenced to a…
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