Opinion
No. 13–0388.
2014-02-5
STATE of Iowa, Plaintiff–Appellee, v. Marcus Deniel EARNEST, Defendant–Appellant.
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Scott County, Thomas G. Reidel, Judge. Defendant appeals his conviction for child endangerment following his guilty plea, arguing counsel rendered ineffective assistance. REVERSED AND REMANDED. Mark C. Smith, State Appellate Defender, and Bradley M. Bender, Assistant Appellate Defender, for appellant. Thomas J. Miller, Attorney General, Tyler J. Buller, Assistant Attorney General, Michael J. Walton, County Attorney, and Melisa Zhaeringer, Assistant County Attorney, for appellee.