Waukee, West Des Moines, and Iowa City. Three separate clients were charged with operating while intoxicated offenses. In all three cases, GRL saved each client’s driving privileges by prevailing at the Iowa Department of Transportation administrative hearing. In all three cases, the operating while intoxicated criminal accusations were also amended down to simple misdemeanor offenses. […]
The impaired driving defense attorneys at GRL get results. A recent case in Mitchell County demonstrates how effective we can be when the stakes are highest. We recently took over a case from another attorney after the State refused to budge on a felony OWI and trial looked inevitable. After unpacking it, we discovered several […]
Greenfield, Adair County, Iowa. For the second time this year, a Judge ruled that an Adair County Deputy’s stop of a motorist was constitutionally invalid when he followed GRL’s client for miles, claiming that the vehicle weaved within its lane but mysteriously failed to activate his in-car video camera. The Constitution requires that for an […]
Wright County, Iowa. Attorney Matt Lindholm (a.k.a The Wolf) recently secured the dismissal of a client’s operating while intoxicated charge and saved the client’s drivers license from being suspended. Matt was able to obtain the preliminary breath testing calibration logs and determined that they were not kept in accordance with Iowa law which subsequently undermined […]
Boone County, Iowa. A client for GRL attorney Matt Lindholm (aka The Wolf), recently had his operating while intoxicated charge dismissed. The client was charged with OWI after law enforcement officers obtained a search warrant and took a sample of his blood for chemical testing. A motion to suppress was filed challenging the admissibility of […]
Boone County, Iowa. Not to long ago many interactions with police officers were not captured on video but today most if not all interactions with police officers are captured on video. Thankfully for a recent client of attorney Matt Lindholm the video saved the day allowing him to secure a dismissal of his client’s OWI […]
Altoona, Polk County, Iowa. Operating While Intoxicated 2nd Offense amended to Public Intoxication on day of hearing on Defendant’s Motion to Suppress Evidence. License suspension avoided! Good things happen when defendants announce “ready to proceed.”
Johnston, Polk County, Iowa. What started as an arrest for Operating While Intoxicated progressed to felony offense of Involuntary Manslaughter, but was ultimately resolved with a traffic citation for Failure to Yield Upon a Left-Hand Turn. GRL’s client experienced a roller-coaster ride of emotion following a tragic car accident. Client was initially suspected of being […]
West Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. What started as an Operating While Intoxicated, was resolved with an amendment down to Public Intoxication. GRL’s client was stopped for speeding. He politely declined to submit to field sobriety testing and further politely declined to submit to the DataMaster breath test at the station. Lacking evidence of impairment, […]
Corning, Adams County, Iowa. Prior to a hearing on defendant’s motion to suppress evidence, defendant offered to plead to an amended charge of Reckless Driving with the requirement of completing the operating while intoxicated weekend class. The prosecution would have none of it choosing instead to go forward with the hearing. At the hearing, the […]
