Results - GRL Law

OWI Dismissed and License Saved After Officer Improperly Limits Phone Call

September 15, 2020

Eagle Grove, Worth County, Iowa. OWI charge is dismissed outright and drivers license is saved after GRL Law proves that arresting officer improperly limited the defendant's phone calls prior to making a decision regarding the breath test. Iowa law gives an arrestee the right to call, consult or see an attorney, family member, or both prior to making a decision to submit to or refuse breath testing in an operating while intoxicated investigation. Law enforcement is not allowed to constrain the content of the arrestee's discussion so long as it is reasonably related to their current predicament. In this...

September 4, 2020

On September 3, 2020 the Cerro Gordo District Court amended a 20 year-old charge of OWI to reckless driving after GRL Law was retained to do what we do best: uncover and leverage every possible defense to our client's benefit. In this case, the initial call to dispatch came from a reserve officer who reportedly observed some careless driving. The vehicle was being operated, however, in a private parking lot (careless driving under section 321.277A can only be committed on a public road). Also, there was no allegation linking the driving behavior to drinking alcohol. Furthermore, the arresting officer...

Challenging an OWI Charge

September 4, 2020

When involved in a complicated accident hauling a piece of farm equipment on 6/23/20, I was charged at the scene with a combination of reckless driving, and an OWI. I did not feel the OWI was in order and ended up, With the advise of my Son to seek help from the GRL firm in Des Moines Ia. Having no idea of what type of person or persons we were about to deal with, The experience was great from start to finish. My wife and I were treated as family by Bob and his wonderful assistant McKayla, always with extreme...