Theft Charge Dismissed on Eve of Trial WIN
Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa. The Webster County Attorney’s Office dismissed a single count of theft at the state’s expense against our client on the eve of jury selection. The criminal trial attorneys at GRL showed once again how thoroughly developing a theory of defense through the aggressive pursuit of pretrial discovery, including interviewing and subpoenaing witnesses not listed by the state, often makes a significant impact on the state’s decision to move forward. In this case, we raised enough reasonable doubt as to the issues of ownership and intent such that a NFG verdict seemed the only likely outcome. […]
