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Iowa Supreme Court Calls SCOTUS’ Fourth Amendment Jurisprudence ‘a Mess,’ Announces Departure from Lockstep Adherence, and Rules Warrantless Seizure and Search of Defendant’s Curbside Trash Unlawful
Article • December 15, 2021 • from CLN January, 2022
Filed under: Warrantless Searches
Iowa Supreme Court Calls SCOTUS’ Fourth Amendment Jurisprudence ‘a Mess,’ Announces Departure from Lockstep Adherence, and Rules Warrantless Seizure and Search of Defendant’s Curbside Trash Unlawful by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso The Supreme Court of Iowa ordered the suppression of evidence in a criminal case while announcing that …
Estate of Christianson v. Cerro Gordo County, IA, Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2021
Brief • December 7, 2021
Filed under: Wrongful Death
Estate of Christianson v. Cerro Gordo County, IA, Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2021 E-FILED 2021 DEC 07 10:54 AM CERRO GORDO - CLERK OF DISTRICT COURT IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR CERRO GORDO COUNTY SAMANTHA CHRISTIANSON BASHIR, individually and as Administrator of the Estate of RICKY ALLEN CHRISTIANSON, ZACHARIAH HALVORSON, …
Eighth Circuit: Plain Error to Impose Destructive-Device Enhancement for .410 Shotgun
Article • August 15, 2021 • from CLN September, 2021
Filed under: Guns - Type of
Eighth Circuit: Plain Error to Impose Destructive-Device Enhancement for .410 Shotgun by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit remanded for resentencing on a defendant’s guilty plea because the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa improperly assessed a destructive-device …
Iowa Supreme Court: Successful Adjustment to Sex Offender Registry Requirements Not a Reason to Deny Modification
Article • June 15, 2021 • from CLN July, 2021
Filed under: Sex Offender Registration
Iowa Supreme Court: Successful Adjustment to Sex Offender Registry Requirements Not a Reason to Deny Modification by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Supreme Court of Iowa ruled that a district court erred in its analysis of a petition to modify sex offender registry requirements. According to the Court, …
Iowa Supreme Court Announces Brady Standard Applies to Motion for New Trial Based on Withheld Exculpatory Medical Records
Article • April 15, 2021 • from CLN May, 2021
Filed under: Medical Records, Brady Rule violations, Exculpatory Evidence - Disclosure Obligations
Iowa Supreme Court Announces Brady Standard Applies to Motion for New Trial Based on Withheld Exculpatory Medical Records by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The Supreme Court of Iowa announced that when deciding a motion for new trial that alleges exculpatory material from medical records was improperly withheld pursuant to …
News in Brief
Article • March 15, 2021 • from CLN April, 2021
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by California: A federal jury awarded a man who suffered severe head and face injuries in an encounter with a San Diego detective $1.5 million in November 2020. San Diego’s City Council, meanwhile, is expected to “approve a $2.5 million settlement, the money awarded by the jury …
Eighth Circuit Announces ‘Use of Minor’ Enhancement Inapplicable for Merely Buying Firearm From Minor
Article • January 15, 2021 • from CLN February, 2021
Filed under: U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Minimal/Minor Participation
Eighth Circuit Announces ‘Use of Minor’ Enhancement Inapplicable for Merely Buying Firearm From Minor by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell In a question of first impression, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit vacated an enhanced sentence that was based on the “use of a minor to commit …
Iowa Supreme Court Announces That ‘Good Cause’ in Newly Amended Appeals Statute Means ‘a Legally Sufficient Reason’
Article • July 15, 2020 • from CLN August, 2020
Filed under: Legally Compelled Mailing
Iowa Supreme Court Announces That ‘Good Cause’ in Newly Amended Appeals Statute Means ‘a Legally Sufficient Reason’ by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The Supreme Court of Iowa announced that the words “good cause” in the newly amended appeals statute of Iowa Code § 814.6(1)(a)(3) means “a legally sufficient reason.” …
News in Brief
Article • July 15, 2020 • from CLN August, 2020
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by California: A series of racist and anti-Muslim posts on social media allegedly has ties to a private group of active and retired San Jose Police officers calling themselves 10-7ODSJ, a reference to the police code for “off duty,” mercurynews.com reports. In June 2020, four of them …
Iowa Supreme Court Orders Dismissal of Charges that State Brought in Breach of Plea Agreement
Article • June 15, 2020 • from CLN July, 2020
Filed under: Breach of Plea/Coop./Immunity Agreements, Acceptance/Rejection by the Court
Iowa Supreme Court Orders Dismissal of Charges that State Brought in Breach of Plea Agreement by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The Supreme Court of Iowa ordered the dismissal of charges after determining the State breached a plea agreement wherein the State had promised the charges would not be brought. …
News in Brief
Article • May 15, 2020 • from CLN June, 2020
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Arizona: Tucson has a new ordinance topunish those who fail to stay outside designated crime scene perimeters, the Tucson Star reports. The law aims to halt “cop haters” with cameras, but the potential fallout is a stifling of First Amendment rights. While people should not provoke …
Iowa Supreme Court Vacates Guilty Plea for Lack of Evidence and Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Article • May 15, 2020 • from CLN June, 2020
Filed under: Ineffective Assistance of Counsel, Lack of Evidence
Iowa Supreme Court Vacates Guilty Plea for Lack of Evidence and Ineffective Assistance of Counsel by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Supreme Court of Iowa ruled there was no factual basis to support a defendant’s guilty plea to possessing a tool with the intent to use in the …
Iowa Supreme Court: Officer’s Delay of Traffic Stop to Investigate Other Matters Unconstitutional
Article • March 17, 2020 • from CLN April, 2020
Filed under: Fourth Amendment, rights, Traffic stop
Iowa Supreme Court: Officer’s Delay of Traffic Stop to Investigate Other Matters Unconstitutional by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter The Supreme Court of Iowa reversed a motion court’s denial of a motion to suppress. The Court held a police officer failed to develop a reasonable suspicion of other …
Comment to Iowa Utilities Board re phone regulations
Publication • September 19, 2019
Filed under: Telephone Access, Telephone Rates, HRDC Publications
Comment to Iowa Utilities Board re phone regulations Human Rights Defense Center DEDICATED TO PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS www.humanrightsdefensecenter.org www.prisonlegalnews.org September 19, 2019 Iowa Utilities Board 1375 E. Court Ave. Des Moines, IA 50319 Re: Docket No. NOI-2019-0001 To the Iowa Utilities Board: The Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC) is the …
IA Muscatine County - Turnkey contract 2017-2021
Kickback publication • July 17, 2019
Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Access, Telephone Rates, Telephone Monitoring
IA Muscatine County - Turnkey contract 2017-2021 _j Muscatine County Iowa JAIL SERVICE AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT, by and between Muscatine County, Iowa, a political subdivision of the State of Iowa, hereinafter referred to as the "Facility" and T.W. Vending Inc, d/b/a TurnKey Corrections, hereinafter referred to as "Provider" (each a …
IA Scott County - GTL contract 2014-2019
Kickback publication • July 17, 2019
Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Access, Telephone Rates, Attorney Calls, Telephone Monitoring
IA Scott County - GTL contract 2014-2019 CONFIDENTIAL Global Tel*Link Corporation GLOBAL TEL*LINK CORPORATION 12021 Sunset Hills Road. Ste 100 Reston. Virginia 20190 Tel. 703-955-3915 Fax 703-435-0980 Web http://www.globaltellink.com INMATE TELEPHONE SERVICE AGREEMENT This Inmate Telephone Service Agreement ("Agreement") is made by and between Global Tel'Link Corporation, having its principal …
IA Scott County - GTL contract Amendment #2 2016
Kickback publication • July 17, 2019
Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates, Telephone Monitoring
IA Scott County - GTL contract Amendment #2 2016 AMENDMENT# 2 TO INMATE TELEPHONE SERVICE AGREEMENT This Amendment # 2 ("Amendment"), takes effect as of the date signed by all the parties listed in this preamble ("Effective Date"), amends and revises that certain [nmate Telephone Service Agreement, dated March 27, …
IA Pottawattamie County - Evercom contract 2006-2011
Kickback publication • July 17, 2019
Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Access, Telephone Rates, Attorney Calls, Telephone Monitoring
IA Pottawattamie County - Evercom contract 2006-2011 SECURUS. Schedule Pottawattamie County Iowa Jail (IA) '2..rJ This Schedule is made as of the day of 2006 (the "Schedule Effective Date") between Evercom Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a SECUR S Technologies, Inc. company ("we" or "Provider"), and Pottawattamie Cqunty l<.;i.wa …
IA Pottawattamie County - Evercom contract Amendment #1 2010-2014
Kickback publication • July 17, 2019
Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Access
IA Pottawattamie County - Evercom contract Amendment #1 2010-2014 Option A FIRST AMENDMENT TO MASTER SERVICES AGREEMENT This FIRST AMENDMENT ("First Amendment") is effective as of the last date signed by a party ("First Amendment Effective Date") and amends and supplements that certain Master Services Agreement dated April 28, 2006 …
IA Pottawattamie County - Securus contract amendment #2 2012
Kickback publication • July 17, 2019
Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Access
IA Pottawattamie County - Securus contract amendment #2 2012 !-- -~) SECURUS" lTCl-11\JDLLJG,[ S SECOND AMENDMENT TO MASTER SERVICES AGREEMENT This SECOND AMENDMENT ("Second Amendment") is effective as of the last date signed by a party ("Second Amendment Effective Date") and amends and supplements that certain Master Services Agreement by …
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