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Past abuse, expert opinion about "rare" mom abuse properly excluded, court says

In State v. Knudsen, a 3-judge panel of the Iowa Court of Appeals examined whether a trial judge in a sex abuse case wrongly excluded eviden

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Informant's reputation does not invalidate warrant, says court

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

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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

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What is an 'Alford plea' in a Cedar Rapids, Iowa, criminal prosecution?

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