Iowa will put out a warrant for your arrest, you might get sent back from Hawaii, and if you think stuff's bad now, it'll get worse. Don't do it,...

Can a diminshed compacity be successful and charged dropped ?

You've asked a few things here. 1. Diminished capacity applies to specific intent crimes. I suspect your husband's attorney has already...

What Should I Do ?

Iowa Rules of Professional Conduct 32:4.2, comment 4: "Nor does this rule preclude communication with a represented person who is seeking advice...

The scram website makes it look like the bracelet's threshold for detection is pretty low, so even if you really did have just a sip, I'm not sure...

https://spd.iowa.gov/indigent-clients/repayment-obligations From the state public defender's site: "If a person is granted an appointed...

Iowa Code 714.2 provides that theft <$200 is theft in the fifth degree, which is a simple misdemeanor. Iowa Code 802.4 says that prosecution for...

My wife is getting sentenced to prison and was on probation for 8 years prior to this. Does this count off her sentence?

No, time served on probation for earlier offenses won't reduce the amount of time she spends on this new sentence. The probation time she did...

Please manage to differentiate "self-defense" from "anger." If she hits you first, this is assault. Assault isn't cool. Distance yourself from...

Three issues here: 1. Search warrants require only probable cause, not that the officer physically see the suspect at the location to be...

I apologize for my earlier dismissal of your question -- having looked up the ethical rules, they do not preclude giving advice to a represented...