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Iowa Supreme Court affirms heroin death conviction

Iowa Supreme Court affirms heroin death conviction

Iowa appeals panel affirms police officer's jury conviction for on the job sex abuse

Iowa appeals panel affirms police officer's jury conviction for on the job sex abuse

Supreme Court rejects unenforceable restitution award

Supreme Court rejects unenforceable restitution award

High Court: Iowa DOT officers cannot make "citizen's arrest"

Appeals court: robbery codefendant finger pointing + a little corroboration = conviction

Appeals court: robbery codefendant finger pointing + a little corroboration = conviction

Iowa Supreme Court overturns 3X habitual offender drunk driver sentence calling it illegal

Iowa Supreme Court overturns 3X habitual offender drunk driver sentence calling it illegal

Iowa Supreme Court orders new corporal punishment trial

Iowa Supreme Court orders new corporal punishment trial

Respect the van: high court reverses OWI conviction, tosses evidence

Respect the van: high court reverses OWI conviction, tosses evidence

Informant's reputation does not invalidate warrant, says court

Informant's reputation does not invalidate warrant, says court

"Willing" Confession Not Entitled to Miranda warning, says Appeals Court

"Willing" Confession Not Entitled to Miranda warning, says Appeals Court

Iowa Supreme Court: Allegedly false reports after guilty verdict discoverable in bid for new trial

Double jeopardy: 'accidental' probationer gets 4 years credit against corrected prison

Double jeopardy: 'accidental' probationer gets 4 years credit against corrected prison

Iowa Supreme Court overturns OWI-3rd jury verdict, excludes inadmissible PBT

Iowa Supreme Court overturns OWI-3rd jury verdict, excludes inadmissible PBT

Iowa Supreme Court reverses 5-year extension of simple misdemeanor 1-year no-contact order

Iowa Supreme Court reverses 5-year extension of simple misdemeanor 1-year no-contact order

Iowa Supreme Court Reverses OWI-2nd for Defective Stipulation to Prior Convictions

Iowa Supreme Court Reverses OWI-2nd for Defective Stipulation to Prior Convictions

Iowa Supreme Court: New lodging starts clock on 5-day sex offender registry update, not five full da

Iowa Supreme Court: New lodging starts clock on 5-day sex offender registry update, not five full da

US Supreme Court Hears Warrantless, Causeless Rental Car Search Case

US Supreme Court Hears Warrantless, Causeless Rental Car Search Case

Supreme Court rules purse of 3rd party merely present during execution of search warrant may not be

Supreme Court rules purse of 3rd party merely present during execution of search warrant may not be

Supreme Court Overturns Felony Guilty Plea for 35% Surcharge Omission

Supreme Court Overturns Felony Guilty Plea for 35% Surcharge Omission

Supreme Court Affirms Decision Reversing Faulty Written Guilty Plea

Supreme Court Affirms Decision Reversing Faulty Written Guilty Plea

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