In 2001 he petitioned for postconviction relief, contending that he had been improperly sentenced and that his mental illness affected his criminal behavior and his guilty plea. See Iverson v. State, No. CX-01-1137, 2001 WL 1402557, at *1-*2 (Minn.App. Nov. 13, 2001) (considering postconviction challenges to validity of plea and propriety of sentence), review denied (Minn. Jan. 15, 2002).

Appellant claimed that he was incompetent to stand trial because of memory loss that he suffered after an alleged assault by the arresting officers. Iverson v. State, No. CX-01-1137, 2001 WL 1402557 (Minn.App. Nov. 13, 2001) ( Iverson III), review denied (Minn. Jan. 15, 2002). Based on medical evaluations, the court concluded that appellant was competent to stand trial.

The district court denied the petition, and this court affirmed. Iverson v. State, No. CX-01-1137, 2001 WL 1402557 (Minn.App. Nov. 13, 2001), review denied (Minn. Jan. 15, 2002). In 2005, appellant petitioned for postconviction relief, challenging his sentencing departure under Blakely and once again arguing that he suffered from a mental illness at the time of the offense.