BERGMAN v. NELSON

No. 58755.

241 N.W.2d 14 (1976)

Alan E. BERGMAN, Plaintiff, v. Thomas H. NELSON, As Judge of the District Court of Iowa In and For Dubuque County, Defendant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

April 14, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen J. Juergens, Fuerste, Carew & Coyle, Dubuque, for plaintiff.

Richard C. Turner, Atty. Gen., William G. Enke, Asst. Atty. Gen., and Robert J. Curnan, County Atty., for defendant.

Submitted to MOORE, C. J., and LeGRAND, UHLENHOPP, HARRIS and McCORMICK, JJ.


McCORMICK, Justice.

We granted certiorari to review a trial court order overruling plaintiff Bergman's motion to dismiss a manslaughter prosecution because of the State's failure to indict or inform against him within 30 days of the transfer of this case from the juvenile to the criminal side of district court. We sustain the writ.

On April 17, 1975, an assistant county attorney filed a petition in the Dubuque County juvenile court alleging that Alan E. Bergman...

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