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Iowa Supreme Court holds jury instruction requiring a 911 call in a self-defense claim violates Fifth Amendment but error was harmless becau

The Iowa Supreme Court has issued an order to limit the spread of coronavirus in the execution of the court's duties. Find out how it wi

Jailhouse lawyer who filed supplemental brief won resentencing because Iowa appeals court ruled his appeal was pending before a law barring

In State v. Douglas Lindaman, Iowa appeals court holds forensic interviewer was allowed to testify as expert even though she did not conduct

A former waitress befriends an elderly man and ward. She borrows his truck with his blessing. The conservator has her arrested reasoning the

Pressing charges isn't a recognized right in Iowa. The police decide who to arrest and the county attorney decides who to prosecute. Wit

Iowa Supreme Court today decided State v. Richard Leedom, reversing trial judge's denial of a judge-only review of child's mental re

The defendant felt strongly the court should include the requirement that the government disprove self-defense in the primary instruction on

The Iowa Supreme Court decided Gross, holding that the Sheriff can seek jail fees via civil judgment to avoid an ability-to-pay hearing.

The Iowa Supreme Court suppressed 80 pounds of marijuana b/c a deputy could not justify prolonging a traffic stop to search a car.

Justice Mansfield writes in Valdez that sentencing courts can consider how immigration status affects other sentencing factors and thus immi

Deferred judgments in an Iowa criminal prosecution can go a long way to diminishing a public criminal record. However, they are not complete

September 6, 2019— In State v. Moore, the Iowa Supreme Court again reversed and remanded a criminal conviction for resentencing based on res

The National HIghway Traffic Safety Administration, or, NHTSA, teaches police to cite to legal conduct like varying speed or driving under t

Mosley case stands for proposition that Burglary First in Iowa merges with assault causing bodily injury when defendant is charged with bodi

Iowa high court says sentencing judge can divide up court costs and apply court costs according to convictions and dismissed counts, but min

Meyers decision stands for proposition that a confirmatory drug test of a urine sample is required to try and convict a defendant of the con

Cedar Rapids OWI (DUI) lawyer and attorney David A. Cmelik Law PLC explains how the PBT, or, preliminary breath test, is less voluntary than

After an Iowa jury convicted defendant of voluntary manslaughter and delivery of a controlled substance in heroin death, he appealed on doub

Iowa Appeals Court affirms murder conviction in infant death deemed suspicious by "reasonably certain" emergency department doctor