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Sexual Assault Charge Avoided

March 25, 2020

Urbandale, Polk County, Iowa. Pre-charge representation prevents sexual assault allegations from turning into formal criminal charges. GRL Law's client was accused of sexual assault by a babysitter. When law enforcement contacted our client, he wisely declined to answer questions and retained GRL Law to assist in the investigative stage. GRL Law's team sprung into action. We secured photographs of the crucial locations and identified potentially valuable DNA evidence that was turned over to law enforcement. Prior to providing law enforcement with a statement, GRL Law also obtained a polygraph examination of our client demonstrating that the was being truthful. ...

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Class B Felony Drug Charge Amended and Time Served WIN

March 12, 2020

The Story County District Court recently sentenced our client to credit for time served and minimum fines for simple possession of a controlled substance. Originally, the state charged him with four felonies: possession with intent to deliver LSD, marijuana and tax stamp violations. The Class B felony alone was punishable by a mandatory term of imprisonment up to 25 years and a fine of up to $100,000. We were able to limit the admissibility of certain evidence and arguments that are typically used by the state in these types of cases on the issue of intent in constructive possession cases. With...

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Felony Theft Charges Amended to Misdemeanor Operating Without Consent and Time Served WIN

March 12, 2020

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...

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