Posts Tagged ‘Des Moines’
Illegal search by police uncovered by Stowers & Nelsen | Case Dismissed
Stowers & Nelsen has again obtained a complete dismissal of criminal drug charges after uncovering an illegal search conducted by law enforcement. This is the latest achievement in a long line of winning evidence suppression motions that the firm is well-known for. The Illegal Search In this case, a state trooper followed our client in…
Read MoreEyewitness Misidentification
For centuries, prosecutors have been using eyewitnesses’ identifications in criminal trials. At the same time, eyewitnesses’ identifications are very unreliable and eyewitness misidentification can result in a wrongful conviction. That became even more apparent when attorneys started to use DNA as a tool for exoneration. Now, DNA exoneration cases persuasively show that the convictions of approximately seventy-five percent of innocent…
Read MoreJudge throws out felony drug case after client retains Stowers & Nelsen
Felony Marijuana Distribution Charges Dean Stowers and Peter Ickes successfully argued a motion to suppress evidence obtained during a vehicle search, resulting in dismissal of the prosecution. Our client was driving a rental vehicle with New Jersey plates on Interstate 80 in Dallas County when Iowa State Patrol Trooper Spencer Baltes pulled him over for…
Read MoreMinnesota Murder – George Floyd & Derek Chauvin
NOTE: Since the case State v. Noor, the law regarding this subject has changed, and parts of this blogpost should not be considered “good law” anymore. George Floyd and Derek Chauvin On May 25, 2020, George Floyd died while in the custody of Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. Mr. Chauvin was originally charged under Minnesota…
Read MoreAnother Win Against the Iowa Sex Offender Registry
Wrongfully placed on the sex offender registry Our client came into our office having been on the sex offender registry for 15 years. He faced charges for failure to register as a sex offender for the second time under Iowa Code Section 692A.111, a Class D felony. A conviction would lead to a mandatory lifetime…
Read MoreDomestic Abuse Assault in Iowa
When does an assault turn into domestic abuse? Domestic abuse is a special type of assault under Iowa Code Section 708.2A. An assault turns into domestic abuse under any of the following circumstances: It is between family or household members who reside together, or have resided together in the past year; It is between separated…
Read MoreDid the police stop you? Here’s what to do.
Tips for dealing with the police Imagine this: you’re the designated driver for a group of friends who have been out drinking. They had a few too many, but you didn’t drink anything but water all night. Now, as you’re driving them home, the police stop and pull you over for going 5-over the speed…
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