You have the right to peaceful assembly! Before you go off to your protest, no matter how peaceful and civil you plan to be, take some precautions. People are protesting the government for a reason — the government is not the just and benevolent entity it often pretends to be. Find a Des Moines unlawful…
If you’ve been accused of participating in a violent or destructive assembly, whether in pursuit of long-awaited and millenia-overdue racial equality or because you were real mad that a sports team did or didn’t win a game, you may find yourself charged with Riot, an aggravated misdemeanor in violation of Iowa Code Section 723.1. You…
Previously, most Iowa crimes sentenced in adult court were not eligible for expungement. (“Expungement” is when a part of your record gets sealed in a way that means it isn’t readily visible to the public anymore.) In order to have an offense expunged from your Iowa record, it had to be one of a very…
Disorderly conduct is a simple misdemeanor, which means it’s one of the smallest offenses you can be charged with. Nonetheless, if you want to keep your criminal record clean, this is still a charge worth fighting — and depending on what kind of disorderly conduct you’re accused of committing, there are some solid First Amendment…
If you’re facing misdemeanor or felony charges, you may be facing an uphill battle. Often, the abuser is the one who called the police after a victim hit back and is using the criminal process as a control technique or as a punishment. Maybe you did something in self-defense. Maybe you did something but the…
You may need a harassment lawyer for your new misdemeanor charge — I do eventually want to appeal the constitutionality of this statute, so if your charge is a good fit for my argument, let’s get ready to write some legal briefs. Anyway. Iowa law defines three classes (or “degrees”) of harassment. First and second…
As an American, you may have a right to annoy. A person commits harassment when, with intent to intimidate, annoy, or alarm another person, the person [. . .] [c]ommunicates with another by telephone, telegraph, writing, or via electronic communication without legitimate purpose and in a manner likely to cause the other person annoyance or harm. –…
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…