State of Iowa
v.
Daniel Joseph Buenneke
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Daniel Joseph Buenneke
Attorney for the Appellee
Martha E. Trout, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Theresa R. Wilson, Assistant Appellate Defender
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Black Hawk County, Bradley J. Harris, Judge. ROBBERY AND THEFT CONVICTIONS and sentences VACATED AND REMANDED FOR FURTHER PROCEEDINGS. Considered by Bower, C.J., and Vaitheswaran and Doyle, JJ. Opinion by Doyle, J. (6 pages)
Daniel Buenneke challenges the factual basis for his pleas to second-degree robbery and first-degree theft, which he entered as part of a plea agreement involving multiple charges. OPINION HOLDS: Because there is an insufficient factual basis for Buenneke’s robbery and theft pleas, we vacate the district court’s judgment of conviction and sentence on both the robbery and theft charges. We remand to allow the State an opportunity to establish a factual basis for the guilty plea.
