State v. Brumage

SCHULTZ, Justice.

The State appeals from the trial court’s pretrial dismissal of four criminal charges filed against Ronnie D. Brumage for the drugging of dogs in violation of Iowa Code section 99D.25(3)(b) (1987). Following a hearing on defendant’s motion to dismiss, the defendant abandoned the portion of his motion based on the State’s failure to state a prima facie case. He instead relied solely on the claim that the charging statute was unconstitutionally vague. The court entered a dismissal on its own initiative pursuant to Iowa Rule of Criminal Procedure 27(1), dismissing the Trial…