Cedar Rapids DUI and Criminal Lawyer: What you need to know during Covid-19
While personal court appearances are severely limited in Cedar Rapids criminal prosecutions, including DUI cases, defendants are still being
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Welcome to the David A. Cmelik Law PLC Blog Page
David A. Cmelik Law PLC
- Mar 16, 2020
- 2 min
Iowa high court issues coronavirus order
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
David A. Cmelik Law PLC
- Jan 25, 2020
- 2 min
Cedar Rapids DUI Lawyer: what to expect with your 2020 OWI criminal prosecution
You know it well. The lonely chair, next to the desk. On the desk there's a computer looking thing. That's the Datamaster DMT.
David A. Cmelik Law PLC
- Nov 8, 2019
- 3 min
Iowa high court tosses 80 pounds of pot
The Iowa Supreme Court suppressed 80 pounds of marijuana b/c a deputy could not justify prolonging a traffic stop to search a car.
David A. Cmelik Law PLC
- Oct 20, 2019
- 4 min
Immigration status can inform sentencing, rules Iowa high court
Justice Mansfield writes in Valdez that sentencing courts can consider how immigration status affects other sentencing factors and thus immi
David A. Cmelik Law PLC
- Apr 19, 2019
- 2 min
How long can Cedar Rapids Police follow motorist?
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, OWI (DUI) clients and potential clients often ask how long police can follow a motorist under suspicion of DUI. Here'
David A. Cmelik Law PLC
- Oct 12, 2018
- 2 min
Respect the van: high court reverses OWI conviction, tosses evidence
Iowa Supreme Court reverses OWI (DUI) conviction after police stop a van driver who was merely related to someone suspected of ditching a ca
David A. Cmelik Law PLC
- Aug 25, 2018
- 3 min
Iowa Supreme Court okays suspicionless stop of parked motorist at roadside
Iowa's high court upholds suspicionless stop of parked motorist at roadside as long as court finds officer genuinely only wanted to rend
David A. Cmelik Law PLC
- Jun 7, 2018
- 3 min
Governor signs new OWI restrictive license and interlock law
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed into law sweeping changes to require all OWI offenders to install ignition interlock devices in cars they
David A. Cmelik Law PLC
- May 18, 2018
- 2 min
Cedar Rapids Criminal Lawyer: What are criminal penalty surcharges?
Criminal penalty surcharges add to the fines. They include the law enforcement surcharge, DARE surcharge, and domestic abuse and human traff
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