Opinion
No. 13–0904.
2014-04-16
STATE of Iowa, Plaintiff–Appellee, v. Yancy Dane FRELAND, Defendant–Appellant.
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Christopher L. McDonald (plea hearing) and Joel D. Novak (sentencing), Judges. A defendant appeals his conviction arguing his guilty plea is not supported by a factual basis and his attorney was ineffective in failing to challenge it. AFFIRMED. Mark C. Smith, State Appellate Defender, and Dennis D. Hendrickson, Assistant Appellate Defender, for appellant. Thomas J. Miller, Attorney General, Kevin Cmelik, Assistant Attorney General, John Sarcone, County Attorney, and Justin Allen and David Porter, Assistant County Attorneys, for appellee.