State of Iowa v. Lisa Marie Denzin

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• holding that trial counsel was not ineffective for choosing a strategy that did not include good character testimony where the appellant made an incriminating statement, and appellant’s “character was likely beyond repair within the fact finder’s eyes.”
• finding counsel effective where he had advised appellant he had right to testify, but had reasonable trial strategy for advising him not to do so
• noting challenge to adequacy of colloquy concerning waiver of right to testify was waived for PCRA purposes because it could have been litigated in a direct appeal
• stating appellant must demonstrate that: (1) the claim is of arguable merit; (2) counsel had no reasonable strategic basis for his or her action or inaction; and (3) counsel’s ineffectiveness prejudiced him.
• concluding Appellant’s waiver was knowing and intelligent
• to demonstrate prejudice, appellant must show there is a reasonable probability that, but for counsel’s error, the outcome of the proceeding would have been different

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