SCREENING STATEMENT

 

No. 08-0845

 

Polk County No. OWCR064252

 

 

STATE OF IOWA,

          Plaintiff-Appellee,

 

vs.

 

NATHAN JEFFREY VERHEUL,

          Defendant-Appellant.

 

Trial Judge:          James D. Birkenholz                      

 

Appellate Counsel:

          R. A. Bartolomei of Bartolomei & Lange, PLC, Des Moines, for appellant.

 

          Thomas J. Miller, Attorney General, Sharon K. Hall, Assistant Attorney General, John Sarcone, County Attorney, and Matthew H. McKinney, Assistant County Attorney, for appellee.

 

Trial Counsel:

          Appellate counsel for appellant.

 

          Matthew H. McKinney, Assistant County Attorney, for appellee.

 

Trial judgment date: 4-3-08

 

Ready date: 3-30-09

 

Case context: Defendant in a prosecution for operating while intoxicated (first offense) obtained discretionary review of a district court ruling granting the State's motion to dismiss the charge in the furtherance of justice. See Iowa R. Crim. P. 2.33(1). Defendant contends the court erred by dismissing the case prior to ruling on his pending suppression motion, thereby cutting off defendant's potential right to obtain a rescission of the revocation of his driving privileges under Iowa Code section 321J.13(6)(2007).