State v. Vandermark
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The Supreme Court affirmed in part and vacated in part the decision of the court of appeals affirming Defendant's conviction and sentence, holding that the district court erred in allowing the State to amend the trial information one week prior to the day of trial.
The State charged Defendant with, among other offenses, assault causing bodily injury. One week prior to trial, the State moved to amend the trial information to charge Defendant with willful injury causing bodily injury. The district court allowed the amendment, concluding that the elements were substantially similar and the underlying facts remained the same. Defendant was subsequently found guilty. The court of appeals affirmed. The Supreme Court reversed in part and remanded the case for further proceedings, holding the court of appeals erred in relying on State v. Brisco, 816 N.W.2d 415 (Iowa Ct. App. 2012), to conclude that the charge of willful injury causing bodily injury was not wholly new and different from assault causing bodily injury.
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