Possession of a controlled substance is a drug crime. If you’ve been charged with possession of MDMA, molly, or ecstasy, you need an Iowa ecstasy lawyer. Iowa Ecstasy Lawyer At Clark and Sears Law, PLLC, we defend the rights and liberties of good people who are accused of bad things. An Iowa lawyer for possession…
Polk County, Iowa — A defendant charged with OWI, First Offense, was ineligible for a deferred judgment because of a DataMaster result in excess of .15. Attorney Katie Sears successfully argued that because of a section 804.20 violation, the test refusal was invalid and should be suppressed. With the test refusal suppressed, we were able…
Franklin County, Iowa — A Clark and Sears Law client was charged with felony Child Endangerment causing bodily injury, OWI Second Offense, and an Open Container violation after officers claimed to watch the client back their car out of a ditch and hit a three year old child with an alleged .338 BAC and a…
If you’ve been charged with third offense marijuana possession, you’re probably familiar with (and likely a little tired of) the next steps in the criminal process. The third time you’re convicted of possessing marijuana in Iowa (and every time after that,) the charge will be an aggravated misdemeanor — as long as you don’t have…
Possession of Marijuana, Second Offense. The second time you’re convicted with possessing a controlled substance (marijuana) in Iowa will be an aggravated misdemeanor or a class “D” felony. The difference here will be in how many priors for possession, tax stamp, and precursor offenses you have, and whether all of your priors were for possession…
The first time you’re convicted of possessing marijuana in Iowa, the charge will be a serious misdemeanor — as long as you don’t have prior convictions for possession of other controlled substances, tax stamp violations, or precursor violations. If you have prior convictions but not prior possession of marijuana convictions, figuring out exactly what you’re…
Iowa drug charges Iowa Drug Charges Iowa drug charges can be rough. The State treats addiction like a criminal issue rather than a social/health concern and the “land of the free” likes to be “free” to control adults’ substance use choices. If you’ve been accused, you need an Iowa criminal lawyer for your controlled substance…
Polk County Iowa First OWI Attorney If you’ve been charged with an OWI for the first time (an OWI is what Iowa calls a DUI), you’re facing a lot. You need a criminal defense attorney who can review your case to see if some evidence could get suppressed or if the case could even be…
Cocaine Lawyer in Des Moines, Iowa If you’ve been charged with possession of cocaine or another coke crime in Iowa, call Katherine Sears at (515) 491 6128 for a free initial consultation. Cocaine Possession To convict in Iowa, the county attorney will be trying to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that you: Possessed cocaine and…
Methamphetamine Lawyer in Des Moines, IA Your outlook if you’re charged with a methamphetamine crime in Iowa isn’t great, especially if you did anything with meth anywhere near children or even in a house where children live. Meth possession has really serious consequences and you need a criminal defense attorney ASAP. Narcotics investigations can have…