LARSON, Justice.
Timothy Thomas Tyrrell was charged with assault causing bodily injury under Iowa Code section 708.2 (1985), an indictable misdemeanor. After trial to a jury, Tyrrell was found guilty of simple-misdemeanor assault, an included offense. The district associate judge sentenced Tyrrell to thirty days in jail and advised him (erroneously, we conclude) that he had a right of appeal to the district court. Tyrrell filed a notice of appeal to district court...
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