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...
Charge of Domestic Abuse Dismissed
Des Moines, Iowa. After attorney Lucas Taylor filed a formal Notice of Defense and obtained critical supporting medical records, the prosecution agreed to dismiss the charge of Domestic Abuse. The...
Charge of Domestic Abuse Second Offense Dismissed
Adel, Iowa. Attorney Lucas Taylor successfully secured the dismissal of a Domestic Abuse, Second Offense charge on behalf of his client. The dismissal followed a focused defense strategy that challenged...
Charge Domestic Abuse Causing Injury Dismissed
Des Moines, Iowa. Attorney Lucas Taylor obtained a dismissal of a Domestic Abuse Causing Injury charge after demonstrating that both individuals involved had been charged, creating a legal conflict that...
Dismissal of Assault Causing Injury
Des Moines, Iowa — Attorney Lucas Taylor secured the dismissal of an Assault Causing Injury charge after presenting the prosecution with evidence that the complaining witness neither supported the charges...
Evidence Suppressed in OWI and Drug Case
Adel, Iowa. The court sided with Attorney Lucas Taylor in finding that an Iowa State Trooper lacked probable cause to initiate a traffic stop based solely on alleged swerving. After...