Iowa Court of Appeals discusses proper calculation for time served, particularly when a Defendant has a warrant on a separate case, or is being held in a different county.
Iowa Court of Appeals rules there was insufficient evidence for a no contact protective order, for the evidence did not prove an assault
Iowa Supreme Court reverses conviction as a result of the trial court improperly allowing prior bad acts evidence.
Although the Iowa Supreme Court has held that probable cause gives officers the right to search an automobile and its contents, including the passengers’ effects and containers, the automobile exception does not apply to the persons of passengers without particularized cause pertaining to that particular passenger.
The Iowa Supreme Court has held that the 45-day speedy indictment rule is violated when the State fails to file a Trial Information within 45 days of a citation in lieu of arrest.
Iowa Supreme Court issued an interesting ruling regarding what constitutes perjury and obstruction of justice. The standards are higher than one might think.
U.S. Supreme Court issues interesting reversal of conviction as a result of a violation of the Defendant’s confrontation clause rights.
Extension of a no contact order requires more than mere fear, but must be grounded upon something objective after the initial no contact protective order was granted.
Client’s theft charge dismissed. Client was actually innocent and merely present at the time another person committed a theft.
Iowa Court of Appeals holds that there was insufficient evidence of an assault to grant a domestic protective order (no contact order). The Defendant was pushing the door open to get inside to retrieve an item, and had no intent to place the Petitioner in fear of unwanted touching, so even if the door made contact with the Petitioner, it was not an assault.
Iowa Supreme Court reaffirms that the State cannot in an untimely matter amend a Trial Information to charge a new or different crime with different elements, or a different version of the crime, as opposed to a different method of committing the same crime, particularly if the punishment would be greater.
The Iowa Supreme Court has confirmed yet again that warrantless searches of one’s trash cans and containers, otherwise known as trash rips, in most cases are unconstitutional.