Opinion ID: 1228754
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 6

Heading: The other question here posed is whether defendant's habeas application should have been sustained because his guilty plea was entered and sentence imposed absent counsel.

Text: At the outset this issue was not raised in trial court and would therefore not be ordinarily considered on appeal. See State v. Tokatlian, 203 N.W.2d 116, 120 (Iowa 1972); State v. Armstrong, 203 N.W.2d 269, 270-271 (Iowa 1972). On the other hand this appears to be a matter of sufficient substantial public interest that it should be now resolved. See Maguire v. Fulton, 179 N.W.2d 508, 509-510 (Iowa 1970) and citations. As previously disclosed, defendant pled guilty and judgment was accordingly entered October 26, 1971. Had this occurred subsequent to issuance of the opinion in Argersinger v. Hamlin, 407 U.S. 25, 92 S. Ct. 2006, 32 L.Ed.2d 530 (1972), Henrichs would probably have been entitled to appointment of counsel if then indigent. In the absence, however, of any specific controlling decision to the contrary we find nothing in Argersinger indicating other than that it be applied prospectively. See 407 U.S. at 39, 92 S.Ct. at 2014. It is therefore of no force or effect with regard to the instant case. See Halliday v. United States, 394 U.S. 831, 89 S.Ct. 1498, 23 L. Ed.2d 16 (1969); Johnson v. State of New Jersey, 384 U.S. 719, 86 S.Ct. 1772, 16 L. Ed.2d 882 (1966); 55 Iowa L.Rev. 1309 (1970). Affirmed.