State of Iowa v. Murphy Lee Rutherford

Summary

The Iowa Supreme Court affirmed Rutherford's sentence, holding that the Court of Appeals had jurisdiction over the entire appeal once good cause was found for any issue, and that the Supreme Court lacks authority to consider Rutherford's factual‑basis challenge to his guilty plea because he failed to file a motion in arrest of judgment and Iowa Code §814.7 bars ineffective‑assistance claims on direct appeal.