On September 12, 2024 Colin Murphy presented at the annual Iowa State Bar Association’s Bridge the Gap Seminar in Des Moines. The presentation focused on recurring issues in drugged driving cases. In particular, Colin demonstrated how defense attorneys can defend against OWI-drug charges involving marijuana. The drug defense attorneys at GRL Law frequently speak at […]
Carroll, Carroll County, Iowa. A commercial vehicle driver’s driving privileges were spared and the Operating While Intoxicated accusation was dismissed outright after it was discovered that the preliminary breath test (PBT) log did not comply with Iowa requirements. A preliminary breath test device is the breath test that law enforcement requests out on the road, […]
As part of our pretrial discovery process, GRL Law routinely scrutinizes the contents of PBT logs. Why? Because record keeping errors can prevent the PBT from triggering implied consent. If there’s a defect in the implied consent process, then the driver’s operating privileges won’t be revoked. The breath test or refusal may also be inadmissible […]
