Iowa Supreme Court Affirms OWI Conviction Despite No Affirmative Action from Police
In State v. Clark, the Iowa Supreme Court affirmed the conviction of Hope Clark for Operating While Intoxicated (OWI), rejecting her claim that she was denied her statutory right to...
Charge of Assault on Peace Officer Dismissed
Sac City, Iowa. Lucas Taylor convinced a prosecutor to dismiss the charge of Assault on a Peace Officer after filing a Notice of Defense of Diminished Responsibility.
Iowa Supreme Court Affirms Domestic Abuse Conviction and Firearm Prohibition
Iowa Supreme Court Affirms Domestic Abuse Conviction and Firearm Prohibition In State v. Kieffer, the Iowa Supreme Court upheld two domestic abuse assault convictions and a firearm prohibition order against...
Iowa Supreme Court Upholds Conviction Despite Hearsay and Procedural Concerns in Theft Case
In State v. Jason Michael Pirie, the Iowa Supreme Court affirmed a third-degree theft conviction and two-year prison sentence, despite acknowledging that some testimony admitted at trial qualified as improper...
Iowa Supreme Court Clarifies Deferred Judgment Eligibility Based on Timing of Prior Convictions
In State v. Gardner, the Iowa Supreme Court upheld a district court’s ruling that a defendant was ineligible for a deferred judgment because he had been convicted of a felony...
Iowa Supreme Court Reverses Conviction in Sexual Abuse Case Due to Improper Admission of Hearsay Testimony
In State v. Allan Sievers, the Iowa Supreme Court reversed two convictions for second-degree sexual abuse after finding that the trial court improperly admitted hearsay evidence that did not meet...
Iowa Supreme Court Removes Magistrate Over Inappropriate Judicial Conduct
In In re Magistrate Hanson (No. 24–2030), the Iowa Supreme Court ordered the removal of Judicial Magistrate David Hanson following findings of serious judicial misconduct stemming from two separate incidents...
Iowa Supreme Court Orders Resentencing After Defendant Was Illegally Sentenced as a Repeat Drug Offender
Iowa Supreme Court Orders Resentencing After Defendant Was Illegally Sentenced as a Repeat Drug Offender In State v. Gale, the Iowa Supreme Court clarified how sentencing enhancements must be based...
Iowa Supreme Court Reverses Conviction Over In-Person Registration Requirement
In State v. Ronald Eugene Cooley, the Iowa Supreme Court reversed a Linn County conviction based on a misapplication of Iowa’s sex offender registry statute. The case turned on whether...
Petition for Sex Abuse Protective Order Dismissed
Montezuma Iowa, Iowa. Lucas Taylor filed a Motion to Dismiss a Chapter 236A Protective Order on procedural grounds along with a novel argument regarding “Age of Criminality.” The court sided...