Blog - GRL Law

Suppression of Urine Test Result Leads to OWI Dismissal WIN

November 24, 2020

Northwood, Worth County, Iowa. The district court in Worth County granted the State's motion to dismiss the charge of OWI, but not before suppressing the results of a urine test. A thorough review of traffic stop and implied consent videos revealed several issues that were briefed by the drugged driving attorneys at GRL Law, including whether: The deputy lacked reasonable suspicion to detain the driver; The deputy unreasonably prolonged the traffic stop to await a drug dog; The drug dog trespassed onto the vehicle turning the "free air sniff" into an unreasonable search; The handler cued the drug dog to alert; The deputy lacked reasonable...

November 16, 2020

West Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. The drug defense attorneys at GRL Law successfully negotiated the dismissal of drug charges after challenging the traffic stop. The arresting officer claimed in his report that "the light was red" when " traversed the intersection." His dash camera showed instead that our client's car was nearly through the intersection when the signal changed from yellow to red. There was no evidence the car entered the intersection on a yellow light. The officer later searched the car and discovered nearly 50 grams of processed marijuana flower. No tax stamps were affixed to the packaging. The...

Colin Gave Me My Life Back

November 11, 2020

"NO ONE would be would be more deserving than Colin and his entire team. I was from another state where medical marijuana was legal. With odds against me, COLIN fought tooth and nail and held on like a bulldog biting on a stick. He gave me a life back when the systemic odds were against me. He is a rare breed of attorney that fights for what's right regardless of how dismal or helpless things got. He was magnificent in knowledge, skill and determination and more so . . . HEART!!!! We will be forever grateful for having a...