Oskaloosa, Iowa. Lucas Taylor secured a not guilty verdict in a Harassment Third Degree case out of Mahaska County. The charge arose from a courthouse dispute where the state alleged Lucas’s client acted with the intent to threaten, intimidate, or alarm another person. The case raised a simple but important issue: an insult is not…

Cerro Gordo County, Iowa. Lucas Taylor secured a dismissal for his client in a Domestic Abuse Assault causing bodily injury case shortly before trial. The case was set for final pretrial conference on April 20, 2026. After the defense filed a notice of defenses and motion in limine, the state filed a motion to dismiss…

Madison County, Iowa. Lucas Taylor secured a dismissal for his client in a Child Endangerment case. The charge alleged child endangerment as an aggravated misdemeanor. Lucas filed a motion to dismiss raising a novel issue of statutory interpretation: whether the state’s minutes of testimony established that the alleged victim qualified as a minor with a…

Mills County, Iowa. On January 23, 2026, Lucas Taylor secured a ruling granting a motion to suppress evidence in an OWI First Offense case. The motion challenged the state’s use of an alleged breath-test refusal after Lucas’s client repeatedly asked to speak with a lawyer before making a testing decision. The defense argued that officers…

Des Moines, Iowa. Lucas Taylor argued before the Iowa Supreme Court and secured a new trial for his client in State v. Lindaman. The case involved a conviction for Sexual Abuse in the Second Degree. On appeal, Lucas challenged the trial procedure that allowed the complaining witness to testify by one-way closed-circuit television outside the…

Winterset Iowa.  After a three day trial, the jury returned a verdict of NOT GUILTY after only deliberating for 50 Minutes.    

Des Moines, Iowa.  Lucas Taylor convinced a prosecutor to dismiss the charge of Interference with Official Acts after working out an alternative resolution.    

Adel, Iowa.  Lucas Taylor secured a dismissal of a OWI first offense and Possession of a Controlled Substance after prevailing on a Motion to Suppress.  

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.    

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 with Lucas Taylor and his client and the entire case was dismissed.