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Courts in Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, and Iowa, generally, must deal with the coronavirus outbreak. Here's how the Iowa Supreme Court and S

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

January 31, 2020—today, the Iowa Supreme Court decided State v. Meyers, holding DNR officers may enforce boating laws on Panorama, Macbride,

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

Pretextual stops are minor violation or equipment stops for which there is an ulterior law enforcement reason. Pretextual stops shake confid

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

The Iowa Legislature has approved, and the Governor has signed into law, a theft reclassification system that requires the State to prove higher values of theft when charging more serious offenses. For example, before July 1, 2019, the theft of anything with a value below $200 was a simple misdemeanor Theft in the Fifth Degree. Anything more than $200 allowed the prosecutor to seek indictable, serious misdemeanor theft charges against a defendant. That dividing line has been

The Iowa Supreme Court examined whether a motorist who breaks a traffic law may be stopped if the officer was motivated by "investigati

Iowa Court of Appeals affirms conviction for robbing and shooting fast food delivery driver with BB gun. Codefendant's told police defen

The Iowa Supreme Court today in State v. Benson ordered a new trial in a corporal punishment case holding the trial judge’s instructions con