Author: Matthew Lindholm

Quick to Admit Quick to Acquit

Page County, Iowa.  GRL Attorney Matt Lindholm (aka The Wolf) obtained a not guilty verdict for a client facing an operating while intoxicated accusation in Page County Iowa.  The client was stopped around 1:00 A.M. and immediately suspected of being intoxicated.  The client informed the officer that he had not been drinking and had been at his parents all day helping them remodel their house.  The officer concluded the client was intoxicated because he had blood shot eyes, slurred speech, failed field sobriety tests, and refused a breath test.  The videos in the case painted a different picture however and […]

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OWI Dismissed

Wright County, Iowa.  Attorney Matt Lindholm (a.k.a The Wolf) recently secured the dismissal of a client’s operating while intoxicated charge and saved the client’s drivers license from being suspended.  Matt was able to obtain the preliminary breath testing calibration logs and determined that they were not kept in accordance with Iowa law which subsequently undermined the officer’s legal authority to ask the client for a breath test.

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Independent Test Requests Mean Something

Madison County, Iowa.  Attorney Matt Lindholm (aka The Wolf), recently found success for his client who was facing a charge of operating while intoxicated.  The client requested an independent test following the submission to the breath test at the station but the officer who arrested the client dictated where that independent test would be conducted.  Attorney Lindholm filed a motion to suppress arguing that the breath test results were not admissible because she was not allowed an “independent test” since the officer dictated where the test was going to be done.  The judge agreed and suppressed the breath test results.  […]

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Late Night Parking

Winnebago County, Iowa.  A client facing an OWI charge in Winnebago County after being stopping while parked in a parking lot late at night made the right decision by hiring GRL Attorney Matt Lindholm (aka The Wolf).  After reviewing the video footage from the officer’s investigation Attorney Lindholm filed a motion to suppress arguing that the clients was subjected to an unreasonable search and seizure because he was not engage in any suspicious activity when he was stopped and that his rights to an independent test were violated.  Upon review of the motion to suppress, the State agreed and dismissed […]

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Calibration Matters

Thousands of people each year are subjected to preliminary breath tests (PBTs) by Iowa law enforcement officers in an effort to determine their alcohol concentration as part of criminal investigations.  One of the most frequent situations in which PBT’s are used are to determine if a person should be arrested for operating while intoxicated or if implied consent should be invoked.  Officers are required by law to not only calibrate their preliminary breath testing devices each month but are also required to keep a log of these calibrations and the failure to do so can have significant consequences.  Attorney Matt […]

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Thing that Make You Go HMMM

Attorney Matt Lindholm recently had one of the stranger cases of his career when he was hired on to represent a client on a burglary charge.  The case was full of many unprecedent twists and turns which required the recusal of the county attorney and transferring the case to another county.  At the end of the day, the county attorney saw this case for what it was; nothing more than an attempt to bolster a festering family law dispute and Attorney Lindholm secured a dismissal of all charges.

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Arrest Means Arrest

Under Iowa law the term “arrest” has a specific meaning and requires certain procedural steps in order to make the arrest “lawful.”  These steps are imperative when determining if a peace officer has lawfully requested a blood, breath, or urine sample from someone suspected of operating while intoxicated.  Attorney Matt Lindholm recently exploited this situation in a for a client facing an OWI charge in Decatur County, Iowa.  Despite the fact that the police officer’s report and the implied consent form (which was signed under penalty of perjury) indicated that the client had been lawfully placed under arrest for OWI, […]

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Commercial Driver’s License Error

Commercial driver’s licenses are a staple for many people to make a living thus, when that staple gets threatened because of an arrest for operating while intoxicated, the stakes are often enhanced.  The law requires that officers provide accurate information to arrestees facing a decision whether to consent or refuse chemical testing following an arrest for OWI and providing inaccurate information can be fatal to the State’s case.  A recent GRL client was vindicated of his OWI charge and both his non-commercial and commercial driver’s licenses were sparred when Attorney Matt Lindholm determined the officer incorrectly advised him about the […]

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Phenomenal results. DWI to public intoxication

Matt and Emily and the GRL law firm were nothing but a pleasure to work with. Matt and Emily in particular, are some of the most professional and friendly people I’ve had the pleasure to work with. They told me exactly what I needed to do and were very clear on the step by step process and we’re always there to talk to and answer any questions needed. Not only are they amazing to work with, but Matt and Emily produced phenomenal results and gave me that second chance that everyone desires but doesent always get. A Great team that […]

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