Category: Recent Results

OWI Amended Down to Public Intoxication

West Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa.  What started as an Operating While Intoxicated, was resolved with an amendment down to Public Intoxication.  GRL’s client was stopped for speeding.  He politely declined to submit to field sobriety testing and further politely declined to submit to the DataMaster breath test at the station.  Lacking evidence of impairment, […]

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Prosecutor Rebuffs Reasonable Resolution, Loses Entire Case. Operating While Intoxicated Charge and License Suspension Beat

Corning, Adams County, Iowa.  Prior to a hearing on defendant’s motion to suppress evidence, defendant offered to plead to an amended charge of Reckless Driving with the requirement of completing the operating while intoxicated weekend class.  The prosecution would have none of it choosing instead to go forward with the hearing.  At the hearing, the […]

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Involuntary Manslaughter and Operating While Intoxicated Charges DISMISSED

Johnston, Polk County, Iowa.  What started as an arrest for Operating While Intoxicated progressed to felony offense of Involuntary Manslaughter, but was ultimately resolved with a traffic citation for Failure to Yield Upon a Left-Hand Turn.  GRL’s client experienced a roller-coaster ride of emotion following a tragic car accident.  Client was initially suspected of being […]

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