\begin{code}
firstPat :: EquationInfo -> Pat Id
-firstPat eqn = head (eqn_pats eqn)
+firstPat eqn = ASSERT( notNull (eqn_pats eqn) ) head (eqn_pats eqn)
shiftEqns :: [EquationInfo] -> [EquationInfo]
-- Drop the first pattern in each equation
-- the scrutinised Id to be sufficiently refined to have a TyCon in it]
-- Stuff for newtype
- (con1, arg_ids1, match_result1) = head match_alts
- arg_id1 = head arg_ids1
+ (con1, arg_ids1, match_result1) = ASSERT( notNull match_alts ) head match_alts
+ arg_id1 = ASSERT( notNull arg_ids1 ) head arg_ids1
var_ty = idType var
(tc, ty_args) = splitNewTyConApp var_ty
newtype_rhs = unwrapNewTypeBody tc ty_args (Var var)