Request for Lawyer Ignored – Test Refusal Excluded
Grinnell police officers ignore request to contact a lawyer. Test refusal excluded from trial, driving privileges spared and OWI conviction avoided.
Grinnell police officers ignore request to contact a lawyer. Test refusal excluded from trial, driving privileges spared and OWI conviction avoided.
Marion County client has breath test suppressed and avoids OWI conviction
OWI in vehicle accident case for State’s failure to file charges within statutory time limit.
Absolutely, 100 percent this is a criminal charge with mandatory jail time, mandatory fines, mandatory license suspensions that stay on your record forever, you need a lawyer.
It is a question every potential client should ask every lawyer and law firm they are considering for representation. Why should I put my case, my future, in your hands?
Ten months and a two-day suppression hearing later and the prosecution finally came to their senses and agreed to dismiss the felony accusations.
When somebody gets a DUI, they have two different fights going on. They’ve got the Department of Transportation, who’s trying to suspend their driver’s license, and they’ve got the criminal component of the case, where the state of Iowa’s trying to impose fine, jail time, surcharges, court costs, those types of things. Both of them have preliminary steps that are important to take.
Matt was very professional and knew exactly what to look for in my case to get it resolved!
Client’s OWI charge was ultimately dismissed and his license was saved after it was determined that his telephone calls to his wife at the jail had been recorded.
officer never actually saw client driving