State of Iowa, Appellee v. Craig Anthony Finney, Appellant

Summary

The court held that Finney's ineffective-assistance challenge to his guilty plea failed because the entire record, particularly the minutes of testimony, supplied an objective factual basis for attempted murder even though the plea colloquy did not identify that evidence. The court also held that the sentence was lawful and that Finney's challenge to the sentencing-minimum advisement did not warrant relief on direct appeal, although it was preserved for postconviction proceedings. The court vacated the court of appeals decision and affirmed the district court judgment.