Taylor County, Iowa. A GRL client’s operating while intoxicated charges were recently reduced when it was determined that the urine test in her case was obtained in violation of the collection procedures adopted by the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation. After conducting a thorough investigation, attorney Matt Lindholm found that the officer failed to collect […]
Johnson County, Iowa. A GRL client recently had his operating while intoxicated charge reduced to public intoxication. Attorney Matt Lindholm filed a motion to suppress on the client’s behalf arguing that he was never informed about his right to confidential communications following the request for privacy on his phone calls. Iowa Code Section 804.20 provides […]
Boone County, Iowa. A jury recently returned a NFG (Not F’in Guilty) verdict for one of Matt Lindholm’s clients following a two day jury trial. The Perry Mason moment in this trial occurred when the alleged victim (client’s ex-wife) was caught lying to the jury. She had previously testified that she had not been sexting […]
Polk County, Iowa. A GRL client recently got an Operating While Intoxicated charge dismissed following a ruling by the court throwing out the breath test refusal. Attorney Matt Lindholm was able to secure the dismissal for the client after showing that the preliminary breath testing device used in the case did not comply with Iowa’s […]
Union County, Iowa. A GRL client recently had charges for possession of a dangerous weapon, possession of marijuana, and operating while intoxicated charges dismissed. The dismissal was entered by the prosecuting attorney after attorney Matt Lindholm filed a motion to suppress alleging that evidence in the case was obtained illegally as a result of a […]
Ringgold County, Iowa. A GRL client recently had an OWI charge amended to reckless driving. The amended charge was the result of Attorney Matt Lindholm finding a way to get the client’s breath test refusal suppressed. The client requested an opportunity to place a phone call to secure bond for his release prior to deciding […]
Polk County, Iowa. Attorney Matt Lindholm (aka The Wolf), recently secured an amendment of an OWI charge to reckless driving for a client. Attorney Lindholm convinced the prosecutor that the charge would be difficult to prove and trial thereby reaching an agreement to have the client plead to a simple misdemeanor traffic ticket.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
