Opinion
No. 14–1309.
2015-06-24
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, James D. Birkenholz, (guilty plea) District Associate Judge, and Carla T. Schemmel (sentencing), Judge. A defendant challenges the factual basis supporting his guilty plea for carrying weapons. SENTENCE VACATED AND REMANDED FOR FURTHER PROCEEDINGS. Mark C. Smith, State Appellate Defender, and Maria Ruhtenberg, Assistant Appellate Defender, for appellant. Thomas J. Miller, Attorney General, Mary A. Triick, Assistant Attorney General, John P. Sarcone, County Attorney, and Kevin Bell and Robert DiBlasi, Assistant County Attorneys, for appellee.