Sometimes the Court will allow a person convicted of OWI to complete their mandatory 48 hours in jail by attending the Kirkwood OWI Weekend Program. When a deferred judgment is granted, the Court will often require this course as part of the probation. Either way, the OWI program is a great alternative to spending 48 […]
Day: February 27, 2008
Does Pleading Not Guilty Anger the Court? (Iowa City)
I have been asked this question many times in one form or another. The short answer is “No.” What does anger the Court is when a defendant rushes into a guilty plea, then wishes to withdraw the guilty plea claiming they did not know what was going on. For simple misdemeanors, the judge will generally […]
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