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News in Brief
Article • December 15, 2024 • from CLN January, 2025
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alabama: A former Huntsville, Alabama police officer, William “Ben” Darby, was sentenced again on October 26, 2024, to 25 years for the fatal shooting of a suicidal man in 2018, according to the Slate Report. Darby was convicted for the second time in May 2024 of …
Indigent Defense: Appointed Counsel Does Not Mean Free Counsel
Article • December 1, 2024 • from CLN December, 2024
Filed under: Appointment of Counsel, Indigent Defense, Indigent Defendants - Fees and Expenses
Indigent Defense: Appointed Counsel Does Not Mean Free Counsel by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The law firmly provides that every criminal defendant has the constitutional right to the effective assistance of counsel. Appearance of counsel is largely dependent upon one’s financial state. A person of financial means is …
Wilson-Brady, State of Iowa, IA, Verdict, Retaliation, 2024
Brief • May 3, 2024
Filed under: Discrimination, Gender Discrimination -- Women, Retaliation, Retaliation against Staff
Wilson-Brady, State of Iowa, IA, Verdict, Retaliation, 2024 E-FILED 05771 LACL153625 - 2024 MAY 03 01:15 PM POLK CLERK OF DISTRICT COURT Page 1 of 2 IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR POLK COUNTY JENNIFER WILSON-BRADY, Case No. LACL153625 Plaintiff, V. STATE OF IOWA, IOWA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS VERDICT FORM …
Eighth Circuit Announces ‘Categorical Approach’ Applies to SORNA Tier Analysis
Article • April 15, 2024 • from CLN April, 2024
Filed under: Sex Offender Registration, U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, Military
Eighth Circuit Announces ‘Categorical Approach’ Applies to SORNA Tier Analysis by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney In a case of first impression, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit announced that the categorical approach applies to the tier analysis of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (“SORNA”), …
Estate of Lorena Schulte v. State of Iowa, IA, Petition, Wrongful Death, 2024
Brief • January 9, 2024
Filed under: Wrongful Death, Murder by Escapees
Estate of Lorena Schulte v. State of Iowa, IA, Petition, Wrongful Death, 2024 E-FILED 2024 JAN 09 5:50 PM JONES - CLERK OF DISTRICT COURT IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR JONES COUNTY STEPHANIE SCHULTE, individually and as Administrator of the Estate of Lorena Schulte, ) ) ) ) Plaintiffs, …
News in Brief
Article • October 1, 2023 • from CLN October, 2023
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Arizona: According to information attained by Hatewatch, the leader of the extremist Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association emailed a video regarding an investigation into his son which could potentially cause the father to be prosecuted. Richard Mack sent a video of his son’s alleged child …
News in Brief
Article • June 15, 2023 • from CLN July, 2023
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by California: A former police officer with the LAPD, Paul Razo, 46, was arrested in early May 2023, accused of sexually assaulting at least four minor boys over the course of more than a decade. Weeks after his arrest, Razo died of medical complications while in custody. …
Iowa Police Chief Arrested for Abusing Position to Stalk Ex-Girlfriend
Article • April 28, 2023
Filed under: Police Misconduct, Interstate Stalking Act
Iowa Police Chief Arrested for Abusing Position to Stalk Ex-Girlfriend by Kaden Gicker by Kaden Gicker In a shocking turn of events, the police chief of Kingsley, Iowa, James Dunn, was arrested by the state’s Department of Criminal Investigation on February 15, 2023, for abusing his power as a member …
News in Brief
Article • January 15, 2023 • from CLN February, 2023
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alabama: WBMA in Birmingham reported that a former probation officer in Fayette County was convicted of sexual misconduct on Dec. 8, 2022. The former officer, Michael Steven Painter, 51, was found guilty on charges of using his office for personal gain and custodial sexual misconduct — …
News in Brief
Article • December 15, 2022 • from CLN January, 2023
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Arizona: A police officer in Scottsdale was arrested on Nov. 4, 2022, after allegedly causing a car crash while intoxicated. AZFamily reported that officer Michael Lanouar, a police detective, was taken into custody on suspicion that he had been driving a city-leased car while under the …
News in Brief
Article • October 15, 2022 • from CLN November, 2022
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Arkansas: A Mulberry police officer and two sheriff’s deputies from Crawford County were suspended after a video surfaced appearing to show them beating a man suspected of making violent threats. Maine Public Radio reported that the three officers were videoed by a bystander as they held …
Wilson-Brady, State of Iowa, IA, Complaint, Retaliation, 2022
Brief • August 5, 2022
Filed under: Gender Discrimination -- Women, Retaliation, Retaliation against Staff
Wilson-Brady, State of Iowa, IA, Complaint, Retaliation, 2022 E-FILED 2022 AUG 05 2:45 PM POLK - CLERK OF DISTRICT COURT IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR POLK COUNTY JENNIFER WILSON-BRADY, Plaintiff, CASE NO. PETITION AT LAW AND JURY DEMAND vs. STATE OF IOWA, IOWA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Defendant. COMES NOW …
Iowa Supreme Court: Warrantless Entry Into Home for Misdemeanor Arrest Violates Both U.S. and Iowa Constitutions and Requires Suppression of Evidence
Article • July 15, 2022 • from CLN August, 2022
Filed under: Warrantless Searches, Suppression of Identity Evidence
Iowa Supreme Court: Warrantless Entry Into Home for Misdemeanor Arrest Violates Both U.S. and Iowa Constitutions and Requires Suppression of Evidence by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson  The Supreme Court of Iowa held that the warrantless entry of an apartment to arrest the occupant on a misdemeanor charge was unlawful, …
Eighth Circuit: Government Breached Plea Agreement by Relying on Pre-Plea Conduct to Dispute Acceptance of Responsibility Despite Acknowledging Defendant Qualified for Credit in Agreement
Article • July 15, 2022 • from CLN August, 2022
Filed under: Breach of Plea/Coop./Immunity Agreements, Plea Agreements/Guilty Pleas
Eighth Circuit: Government Breached Plea Agreement by Relying on Pre-Plea Conduct to Dispute Acceptance of Responsibility Despite Acknowledging Defendant Qualified for Credit in Agreement by Richard Resch by Richard Resch The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit held the Government breached its plea agreement with the defendant by …
Supreme Court of Iowa: Sentence Vacated Because Prosecution Failed to Follow Spirit of Plea Agreement Requiring Recommendation of Suspended Sentence
Article • June 15, 2022 • from CLN July, 2022
Filed under: U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Cause and Prejudice, Plea Agreements/Guilty Pleas
Supreme Court of Iowa: Sentence Vacated Because Prosecution Failed to Follow Spirit of Plea Agreement Requiring Recommendation of Suspended Sentence by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter The Supreme Court of Iowa vacated a defendant’s sentence after finding the prosecution failed to honor the spirit of a plea agreement …
Iowa Office of Ombudsman Annual Report FY2022
Publication • 2022
Filed under: Invesitgative Findings
Iowa Office of Ombudsman Annual Report FY2022 IOWA OFFICE OF OMBUDSMAN FY2022 ANNUAL REPORT - - IOWA OFFICE OF OMBUDSMAN FY2022 ANNUAL REPORT IOWA OFFICE OF OMBUDSMAN FY2022 ANNUAL REPORT Message from the Ombudsman -– IOWA OFFICE OF OMBUDSMAN FY2022 ANNUAL REPORT – – - IOWA OFFICE OF OMBUDSMAN FY2022 …
News in Brief
Article • May 15, 2022 • from CLN June, 2022
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Connecticut: On Apr. 15, 2022, a Norwalk police officer of 10 years was arrested of assaulting a family member. WVIT, a news channel serving New Britain, reports that officer Jermaine Nash, 44, was arrested after a call was made to police in the mid-afternoon of the …
Iowa Supreme Court Reverses Conviction Where Prosecutor Allowed to Amend Trial Information at Trial to Charge a ‘Wholly New and Different Offense’
Article • March 15, 2022 • from CLN April, 2022
Filed under: Wholly Unrelated Charges, Prior Convictions - Expungement or Reversal of, Prosecutorial Misconduct
Iowa Supreme Court Reverses Conviction Where Prosecutor Allowed to Amend Trial Information at Trial to Charge a ‘Wholly New and Different Offense’ by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Supreme Court of Iowa reversed a conviction where the trial court allowed the prosecutor to amend an information at trial …
Iowa Supreme Court Clarifies When Forensic Interviews of Child Complaining Witnesses Are Admissible
Article • March 15, 2022 • from CLN April, 2022
Filed under: Witnesses, Battered Child/Spouse Evidence
Iowa Supreme Court Clarifies When Forensic Interviews of Child Complaining Witnesses Are Admissible by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The Supreme Court of Iowa clarified when forensic interviews of child complaining witnesses may be admitted into evidence at trial. Jake Skahill was tried on sexual offenses alleged to have been …
Estate of Christianson v. Cerro Gordo County, IA, Order Approving Settlement, Wrongful Death, 2022
Brief • March 14, 2022
Filed under: Wrongful Death
Estate of Christianson v. Cerro Gordo County, IA, Order Approving Settlement, Wrongful Death, 2022 E-FILED ESPR031353 - 2022 MAR 14 03:33 PM CLERK OF DISTRICT COURT CERRO GORDO Page 1 of 2 IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR CERRO GORDO COUNTY Case No.: ESPR031353 IN THE MATTER OF …
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