VOGEL , P.J. Hill Concrete appeals from the Iowa Workers' Compensation Commissioner's award of healing period benefits to Jeffrey Dixson from March 31, 2010, until May 4, 2012, in its review-reopening decision. Hill Concrete asserts the commissioner erred in concluding Iowa Code section 85.34(1) (2011) governs the time period in which healing period benefits can be awarded in a review-reopening proceeding. Hill Concrete argues that healing period benefits should only be awarded when the...
BOWER, J. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company appeals the district court order granting North Glenn Homeowners Association's motion to compel appraisal. State Farm claims the district court erred in ordering an appraisal as an issue of causation exists which cannot be determined by an appraisal. State Farm also claims the appraisal should not consider wind and hail damage claims together. North Glenn contends the case should be remanded as the district court order was not a final order,...
DOYLE, J. A father and mother separately appeal from the termination of their parental rights to their child, C.M., born in June 2011. We affirm on both appeals. I. Background Facts and Proceedings This family came to the attention of the Iowa Department of Human Services (DHS) in July 2012, 1 following reports about the condition of the home and the parents' lack of mental health treatment. DHS initiated reunification services. DHS completed a child abuse assessment in August 2012, which...
MULLINS, J. Roderick Chisley appeals the district court's denial of his second application for postconviction relief (PCR). He asserts his appellate counsel on his first PCR application rendered ineffective assistance by telling him that he did not need to seek further review of our court's affirmance of the district court's denial of his first PCR application in order to seek habeas corpus relief in the federal court. His habeas corpus application was denied based in part on his failure to...
TABOR, J. Joel Harter challenges his plea of guilty to manufacturing less than five grams of methamphetamine, a class "C" felony, in violation of Iowa Code sections 124.401(1)(c)(6) and 124.413(1) (2011). He argues he received ineffective assistance of plea counsel. Specifically, he claims his attorney was constitutionally deficient in not moving in arrest of judgment based on the district court's failure to tell him, as required by Iowa Rule of Criminal Procedure 2.8(2)(b)(5), that by...
POTTERFIELD, J. Robert Lynn Vaughan appeals from his conviction for arson. He argues the trial court erred in failing to grant his combined motion in arrest of judgment and motion for new trial on grounds the evidence to support his conviction was insufficient, and his pretrial counsel had an impermissible conflict of interest. We reverse and remand, finding the evidence is sufficient to support Vaughan's conviction 1 but that Vaughan's trial was unfairly tainted by his appointed counsel's...
DECISION WITHOUT PUBLISHED OPINION Affirmed.
DECISION WITHOUT PUBLISHED OPINION Affirmed as Modified.
DECISION WITHOUT PUBLISHED OPINION Reversed and Remanded.
