Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. GRL’s client put on a clinic on how to appropriately interact with law enforcement while effectively invoking her rights. She was compliant, polite, and respectful while still confidently invoking her rights. The result was the charge of Operating While Intoxicated being amended to a simple misdemeanor public intoxication charge.
Waukee, Dallas County, Iowa. Iowa’s overdose protection law was utilized to secure a dismissal of Possession and drug Paraphernalia charges for a client of GRL Law. What was very nearly a tragedy, ultimately had a happy ending. GRL Law’s client unknowingly ingested Fentanyl when consuming another product and immediately began suffering overdose symptoms. Thankfully friends immediately summoned emergency assistance to assist. Medical treatment was provided but, apparently unaware that no evidence obtained from emergency responses to these calls may be used to charge an individual, law enforcement charged GRL’s client with possession of a controlled substances. Thankfully GRL’s client made […]
GRL recently secured another NFG when the Bremer County Attorney dismissed a marijuana OWI on the eve of trial. While there were a number of problems with the state’s case, the one that tipped the scales the most was the officer’s plain view observation of “marijuana bud” in the passenger compartment. That turned out to be a piece of Lactuca sativa otherwise know as . . . Wait for it. Lettuce. That’s right. He seized that other green leafy substance popular with salads and wraps. And framed the rest of his investigation from the standpoint of marijuana impairment. At least he […]
NOT GUILTY! Best words a Mom could hear! Bobby took my son’s case to trial and because of his vast knowledge of Iowa law and the complexities of a DUI case my son was acquitted by the jury. Just because you’re charged doesn’t mean you’re guilty. I highly recommend hiring Bobby! 5.0 stars Posted by KrisJuly 30, 2023
GRL was busy yesterday doing what we enjoy most – Jury trials. Bobby Rehkemper was in Ames, Story County and Matt Lindholm was in Corning, Adams County. Both client’s were charged with operating while intoxicated accusations and declined to submit to the evidentiary breath test at the station. The prosecution claimed that the defendant’s demonstrated observable impairment after drinking which was hotly contested. Bobby and Matt aggressively defended each case and were successful in securing GRL’s most recent batch of NFG’s! Cheers to the Daily NFG Double!
When law enforcements applies for a search warrant based on the odor of marijuana, they must describe to the magistrate how they know recognize the odor. Things like training, experience, etc., in drug interdiction are critically important to establish probable cause to issue the warrant. What happens when the application is silent on training and experience? The drug crime attorneys at GRL Law recently convinced a district court in northwest Iowa to dismiss felony drug charges following a search warrant raid. A deputy sheriff claimed to have detected the odor of burnt marijuana coming from inside a residence during an […]
Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. Five Counts of Fraudulent Sales Practice allegations were dismissed against a Des Moines Bail bond agent after when the court found that the State’s evidence did not establish any intent to defraud associated with the allegations. GRL’s client was accused of utilizing a person who did not have a bail bond agent license to complete portions of the bail bond process. The prosecution claimed that allowing this person to engage in what were administrative tasks when they did not possess a bail bond license amounted to fraudulent sales practice even though the bail bonds agents […]
Indianola, Warren County, Iowa. A Warren County Jury found GRL’s client NOT GUILTY at trial. In an unusual case, GRL’s client was prosecuted for OWI after another driver who was high on methamphetamine, crossed the center line and hit him in a head-on collision. GRL’s client was taken to the hospital for medical treatment and even though officers did not observe any evidence of impairment, a search warrant was obtained and his blood was withdrawn. The test result was .084 nearly four hours after the accident. After careful consideration of all of the evidence the jury found GRL’s client NFG.
Osceola, Clarke County, Iowa. Three Vehicular Homicide charges were dismissed against GRL’s client less than a month before trial was set to commence. GRL’s client was accused of Vehicular Homicide by Reckless Driving after a vehicle he was driving was struck by a train. The three occupants of the vehicle were tragically killed in the accident, including GRL’s client’s sister. Despite there being no evidence of impairment or excessive speed, Clarke County filed the charges against the defendant, who was 16-years-old at the time of the accident. GRL’s investigation quickly uncovered the fact that the Stop Ahead sign that Clarke […]
There is something incredibly satisfying about beating a speeding ticket at trial. Especially when the driver is facing a 310-day license suspension for 46 mph over the legal limit and you’ve tried everything possible to negotiate a resolution to avoid the suspension. That’s what we faced when called to a bench trial recently in west central Iowa. Our client paid the speeding ticket without knowing he would be suspended by the DOT. Fortunately, we were able to get the conviction set aside. That story is probably worth a blog post on its own! But the State wouldn’t budge on the […]
