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Case No. 23-1278

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State of Iowa
v.
Matthew Linden Noehl

County:
Linn

Appellee

State of Iowa

Appellant

Matthew Linden Noehl

Attorney for the Appellee

Louis S. Sloven, Assistant Attorney General

Attorney for the Appellant

Raphael M. Scheetz

Court of Appeals

Court of Appeals Opinion

Opinion Number:
23-1278
Date Published:
Dec 18, 2024
Summary

            Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Linn County, Ian K. Thornhill, Judge.  AFFIRMED.  Heard by Schumacher, P.J., and Badding and Langholz, JJ.  Opinion by Schumacher, P.J.  (16 pages)

            On interlocutory appeal, Matthew Noehl challenges the district court’s order granting the State’s motion to amend to “change[] the dates of the alleged offense conduct in three different trial informations in the attempt to maintain the adult criminal court’s jurisdiction over [him].”  Noehl claims the court “lacked jurisdiction over his case”; the State’s amendments to the trial information “were not authorized by Iowa law”; and the court erred in “declining to hold an evidentiary hearing to determine jurisdiction.”  OPINION HOLDS: Upon our review, we affirm.

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