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holding the defendant did not preserve his right to challenge to his written guilty plea but still finding substantial compliance with rule 2.8(b) because court's errors in written plea were harmless
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No. 07-1179.
March 26, 2008.
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Woodbury County, John C. Nelson, District Associate Judge.
Sean Wilson Howell appeals his conviction and sentence following his guilty plea. AFFIRMED.
Mark C. Smith, State Appellate Defender, and Martha Lucey, Assistant State Appellate Defender, for appellant.
Thomas J. Miller, Attorney General, Darrel Mullins, Assistant Attorney General, and Patrick Jennings, County Attorney, for appellee.
Considered by MAHAN, P.J., and EISENHAUER and BAKER, JJ.
[EDITORS' NOTE: THE PUBLICATION STATUS OF THIS OPINION HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. THE PRECEDENTIAL VALUE OF CASES WHICH ARE NOT YET PUBLISHED IS GOVERNED BY IOWA CT. R. 6.14 (5).]