An Appanoose County man was stopped by law enforcement for allegedly crossing the fog line and driving on the shoulder multiple times and charged with OWI. A review of the officer’s dash cam showed that the clients vehicle only touched the fog line once. After discussions with the county attorney, the State agreed to suppress all evidence obtained from the stop and dismiss the charges. Client’s license was spared.
Clarke County, Iowa- GRL Law client’s breath test was suppressed. Client who was otherwise ineligible for a deferred judgment received a deferred. Fines and fees avoided and license revocation was cut from 6 months down to 90 days.
Boone County, Iowa- GRL Law attorney Grant Gangestad filed a motion to suppress evidence in an OWI prosecution based upon an illegal and unconstitutional traffic stop of the client’s vehicle. After reviewing the video, the prosecutor dismissed the OWI charge with costs assessed to the State. Client avoided potential jail time and thousands in fines.
A Story County Client was arrested and taken to the station for chemical testing. She agreed to provide a urine sample. After she provided the urine sample, the officer provided the written request for her consent. Law enforcement is required to make a written request for a body specimen prior to the person consenting or refusing the test. The State agreed to throw the test results out and amend the charge from OWI to public intoxication and reckless driving. Client retained their driver’s license.
The Cerro Gordo County District Court recently granted the state’s motion to amend the charge from OWI to Public Intoxication following an aggressive, independent investigation into the circumstances surrounding a private party raided by the sheriff’s office. We were able to establish that more than two hours elapsed between the time our client last drove his vehicle and the time of chemical testing on the DataMaster DMT. Had we not done so, the state would have been entitled to a “two-hour presumption” instruction at trial that would have allowed the jury to presume the DMT result was our client’s breath […]
Dickinson County, Iowa- A GRL Law Client was charged with OWI 1st offense. After successfully filing a motion to suppress evidence, the State agreed to amend the charge to public intoxication. The client’s driver’s license was spared, and they client served no jail time.
Polk County, Iowa- A GRL Law client’s Polk County OWI 1st offense was amended to reckless driving and public intoxication after Mr. Gangestad successfully argued to the prosecutor that the stop of the client’s vehicle violated the client’s rights. Client’s driver’s license was spared and no jail time was imposed.
Johnson County, Iowa- After successful pretrial motions were filed on behalf of a GRL client, the prosecutor and court agreed that the client should receive a deferred judgment and not suffer a revocation of his boating privileges. The client avoided jail time and did not suffer a minimum one year boating revocation.
A second opinion turns an OWI into reckless driving.
State Trooper mislead client as to consequences of refusing a breath test which resulted in test being suppressed, amendment of charges and reinstatement of Client’s license.
