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Defendants sometimes mistakenly believe that a drunk driving conviction in the State of Iowa "falls off" their record, or, is auto

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

The Iowa appeals court in Haase examined whether police seeking a warrant recklessly disregarded the truth by ignoring informant's alleg

Miranda requires that an interrogation target be "in custody" to get the warning. Otherwise, a defendant is not entitled to it. Co

Iowa Supreme Court holds that allegedly false sex abuse claims following a jury verdict of guilty are nevertheless discoverable in bid for n

Recent Ingram decision instructs police to give arrestees park and lock option. Prohibits police from searching containers pursuant to so-ca

Criminal penalty surcharges add to the fines. They include the law enforcement surcharge, DARE surcharge, and domestic abuse and human traff

In Iowa, a motorist may raise a “prescription drug defense” if they have take the prescription without alcohol and according to medical inst

In State v. Scott Jepsen, the Iowa Supreme Court reversed and remanded with directions to give an inmate credit for four years he mistakenly

The Supreme Court, Justice White writing for the majority, wrote that the Constitution did not prohibit acquiescence to a finding of guilt i

The Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus, or, HGN, is one of a battery of standardized field sobriety tests, or, SFSTs, used throughout the State of Iowa pursuant to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration DWI Manual and SFST law enforcement training. The SFSTs, of which there are typically three + the preliminary breath test (PBT), are typically used to accumulate reasonable grounds to invoke implied consent, temporarily detain a motorist, and place before him or her the har

A preliminary breath test, or, PBT, is a small box used in the field and approved by the public safety commission for the purpose of determi

Today in State v. Vance, the Iowa Supreme Court issued a writ of certiorari to vacate a five-year extension of a one-year no-contact order e