West Des Moines, IA
DUI and DWI Lawyer at West Des Moines, IA
Practice Areas: DUI & DWI, Criminal Defense ... +3 more
OUTCOME:
OWI 3rd offense dismissed after Grant Gangestad successfully argued that the officer lacked reasonable grounds to invoke the implied consent procedure after a narcotics canine allegedly indicated on cl ... ient's vehicle. Client's driver's license spared. State forced to pay all costs of prosecution of the offense.
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Marion County, Iowa. OWI 1st offense breath test refusal stipulated to by prosecutor after filing of motion to suppress evidence. Client pled guilty to simple misdemeanor and client's license spared. ... Thousand's in fines, jail time, and probation avoided.
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Hancock County, Iowa. GRL Law client had his parental rights to his children taken from him after a very quick termination decision from a district associate judge. The judge found that grounds existe ... d to terminate the rights of the father and that the termination was in the best interests of the small children, who were under the age of five. After an appeal to the Iowa Court of Appeals, GRL Law attorney Grant Gangestad continued to fight for his client, asking the Iowa Supreme Court to review the decision of the lower courts. After oral argument and a more than eighteen month appellate battle, the Iowa Supreme Court agreed with Mr. Gangestad that it was not in the best interests of the children to terminate the father's rights to his children and reinstated his parental rights.
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Cerro Gordo County, Iowa. GRL Law client was found not guilty after a trial ona passing of a school bus charge. GRL Law attorney Grant Gangestad was able to affirmatively prove that the client did not ... violate the law and the court found the client not guilty. Hundreds of dollars in potential fines and fees saved and the client's driving privileges were saved.
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Polk County, Iowa. After a nearly four year court battle, the Iowa Supreme Court has finally reversed a Boating While Intoxicated conviction in State v. Pettijohn. GRL Law attorney Grant Gangestad su ... ccessfully argued that the breath test evidence that was obtained in this case was obtained without a warrant and in violation of the client's rights under the search and seizure clause of the Iowa Constitution. The case was monumental in Iowa search and seizure law and sets the stage for future litigants to be able to challenge warrantless searches in other contexts, including BWI, OWI, and other warrantless search situations. The client's case was eventually remanded to the district court, where the BWI case was dismissed and the client served none of the 60 days in jail that he was initially sentenced to.
OUTCOME: OWI Test Refusal Suppressed- Deferred Judgment Granted
Story County, Iowa. OWI test refusal suppressed. Deferred judgment granted, jail time avoided, license revocation cut in half.
OUTCOME: Operating While Intoxicated Charge Amended to Reckless Driving
Keokuk County, Iowa. OWI amended to Reckless Driving after successful pretrial motion litigated. Jail time avoided and fine significantly reduced.
OUTCOME: OWI dismissed
Polk County, Iowa. Client's OWI charge was dismissed after client's attorney determined that no indictment had been filed within the proper time limit, thereby barring prosecution of the client. Jail ... time, fines, and other consequences avoided.
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Polk County, Iowa. Boating While Intoxicated Charge Amended to Traffic Ticket after successful motion to suppress. No loss of boating privilege, no jail time, fine substantially reduced.
OUTCOME: Possession of Marijuana and Paraphernalia Dismissed
Polk County, Iowa. Possession of Marijuana and Paraphernalia dismissed after attorney filed motion to suppress evidence. No fines, probation, jail time, or loss of license.