Amended August 25, 2014 Nick Rhoades v. State of Iowa

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF IOWA No. 12–0180 Filed June 13, 2014 Amended August 25, 2014 NICK RHOADES, Appellant, vs. STATE OF IOWA, Appellee. On review from the Iowa Court of Appeals. Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Black Hawk County, David F. Staudt, Judge. The defendant filed a postconviction relief action claiming his guilty plea was invalid. DECISION OF COURT OF APPEALS VACATED; JUDGMENT OF DISTRICT COURT REVERSED AND CASE REMANDED WITH DIRECTIONS. Christopher R. Clark and Scott A. Schoettes of Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund, Inc., Chicago, Illinois, and Joseph C. Glazebrook…