State of Iowa
v.
James Allen Mahlstedt
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
James Allen Mahlstedt
Attorney for the Appellee
Bridget A. Chambers, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
David J. Hanson
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
19-1488
Date Published:
Aug 19, 2020
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Chickasaw County, Margaret L. Lingreen, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Doyle, P.J., and Mullins and Greer, JJ. Opinion by Doyle, P.J. (3 pages)
James Mahlstedt challenges his written guilty plea on direct appeal. OPINION HOLDS: Mahlstedt failed to preserve his challenge to his guilty plea in failing to move in arrest of judgment. Also, under Iowa Code section 814.6(1)(a)(3) (2019), Mahlstedt has no right to appeal his conviction following his guilty plea unless he establishes good cause to do so. The record is insufficient to decide the good-cause question.
