Supreme Court of Iowa· 2/17/2006

Bowman v. State

Citations

710 N.W.2d 200
2006 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 20
2006 WL 358111

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holding the prosecutor’s persuasive misconduct throughout the trial and the defense attorney’s failure to object was prejudicial under the Strickland prong of prejudice
holding the prosecutor’s persuasive misconduct throughout the trial and the defense attorney’s failure to object was prejudicial under the Strickland prong of prejudice
reiterating rule that bars attorney from asking one witness whether another witness is telling the truth
noting the State distorted the burden of proof and took the jury’s focus away from the State’s obligation to prove the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt by focusing on which party was lying
“A claim of ineffective assistance of counsel requires a de novo review because the claim is derived from the Sixth Amendment of the United States Constitution.”

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Judges: Wiggins, Carter, Larson, Cady

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