Polk County, Iowa- A GRL Law client was charged with Theft 4th degree of building materials from a construction site. The alleged complaining witness was only identified in the reports by a first name. GRL Law attorney Grant Gangestad was able to track down the witnesses in this case and was able to prove that the client did not in fact take the materials complained of. The prosecutor dismissed the charges as a result.
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. […]
Norwalk, Warren County, Iowa. It took almost two years of fighting but persistence paid off. The Iowa Court of Appeals agreed that GRL Law’s client was Not Guilty of Conspiracy to Commit Theft. In a prosecution riddled with misconduct, GRL Law’s client was convicted of a crime she did not commit. She waived her right to request a deferred judgment on the offense to ensure that she had the right to appeal the improper conviction. GRL Law pressed on defending her innocence pro bono (for free) on appeal to the Iowa Court of Appeals. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the […]
On March 11, 2020 the Marshall County District Court granted the state’s motion to amend a two-count felony trial information and allowed our client to plead to a single misdemeanor charge of Operating without Owner’s Consent. The State initially charged our client with class C and D felony theft, allegations which, if not aggressively defended, could have resulted in 15 years or more in prison and thousands in fines. However, the firm’s vigorous approach to pretrial discovery depositions raised considerable doubt over whether the state could prove that our client knowingly exercised control over stolen property, a 1977 Corvette, and […]
Months of persistent, relentless, discovery and information gathering finally paid off when the prosecutor agreed to dismiss the accusations.
