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State of Iowa
v.
Brandon D. Ruiz
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Brandon D. Ruiz
Attorney for the Appellee
Thomas E. Bakke, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Theresa R. Wilson, Assistant Appellate Defender
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Scott County, Joel W. Barrows and Tom Reidel, Judges. AFFIRMED. Considered by Potterfield, P.J., and Doyle and May, JJ. Opinion by Potterfield, P.J. (5 pages)
Brandon Ruiz appeals from his conviction of sexual abuse in the second degree following a trial to the bench. Ruiz maintains the district court erred by allowing the State to amend the trial information to add wholly new or different charges after the speedy-indictment deadline had passed. OPINION HOLDS: The court’s decision to allow the State to amend the trial information to include six more counts than the initial trial information was in error, but the error was harmless since Ruiz was convicted of just one count—as he was initially charged. We affirm.