In February numerous news outlets reported that Bruce Springsteen “The Boss” was arrested for DUI in New Jersey. Later reports indicated that he blew only a .02 BAC on a breath test. How is this possible? The reports stated he scored a 4 out of 6 on the horizontal gaze nystagmus test (the eye test), […]
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The Covid-19 pandemic has changed some of the policies regarding criminal cases in Johnson County. Court hearings that can be resolved in writing are encouraged to avoid unnecessary physical attendance. Jail sentences in some cases have been delayed by months, and in some cases electronic monitoring is available. Iowa DOT classes have shifted to an […]
Johnson County Drug Treatment Court (or Drug Court) began roughly a dozen years ago and helped countless probationers turn their lives around and avoid prison. Drug Court is a national program where drug probationers who have prison as their only other option are given intensive, hands-on community resources based on the understanding that substance abuse […]
Prelude Behavioral Services (substance abuse evaluator and treatment provider) is now offering outpatient walk-in hours. This is their release: ” Greeting Colleagues and Community Providers: I am pleased to announce that starting October 5, 2015 we will begin offering walk-in admissions for all Prelude outpatient services in our Iowa City office. And of course, […]
This blog is used to convey information about Iowa criminal law, criminal procedure and my practice to the public. Hopefully you can find some important legal information in the posts that will come. My main website, www.thompsonjustice.com, already contains vast amounts of information on general topics of Iowa criminal law and procedure. However, this blog […]
123.46 Consumption or intoxication in public places – notifications – chemical tests – exoneration. 1. As used in this section unless the context otherwise requires: a. “Arrest” means the same as defined in section 804.5 and includes taking into custody pursuant to section 232.19 . b. “Chemical test” means a test of a person’s blood, […]
124.401 Prohibited acts – manufacturers – possessors – counterfeit substances – simulated controlled substances – penalties. 1. Except as authorized by this chapter, it is unlawful for any person to manufacture, deliver, or possess with the intent to manufacture or deliver, a controlled substance, a counterfeit substance, or a simulated controlled substance, or to act […]
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Many Cedar County, Iowa cases originate on the stretch of Interstate 80 between Iowa City and the Quad Cities. When someone is stopped on this section of the road by the Iowa State Patrol, the case will be filed at the Cedar County Courthouse, 10 minutes north of the interstate in Tipton, Iowa. Unlike the […]
**Please note this is the State level charge, and not the Iowa City ordinance** 123.47 Persons under eighteen years of age, persons eighteen, nineteen, or twenty years of age, and persons twenty-one years of age and older. 1. A person shall not sell, give, or otherwise supply alcoholic liquor, wine, or beer to any person knowing or […]
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Whenever I receive a call from a parent with a son or daughter that is currently being held in the Johnson County (Iowa City) jail, I tell them that the criminal case is divided into two halves: Getting your child out of jail, and everything else. When a peace officer witnesses a criminal offense (OWI, […]