From my caseload alone, I have seen a large increase in the amount of Fake ID cases in the Iowa City area, as compared to prior years. I am sure this is due to the ease at which students can now obtain completely fake ID’s from Internet sources. This prompts me to publish another review […]
Category: Criminal Law
The 4 Things I Tell Every OWI / DUI Caller for an Arrest Iowa City
An Iowa OWI / DUI consult can take up to an hour, depending on the amount of questions the potential client has. But even if the conversation can only be a couple of minutes long, I make sure everyone knows the following: 1. Know the date of your drivers license revocation. If arrested for OWI […]
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Football Season is Here – Staying Safe, Avoiding Arrest
Football season begins soon, and in Iowa City that means many students will be arrested or charged with a criminal offense. Football weekends are the busiest weekends at the Johnson County Jail, and at the county courthouse. But as long as you follow the following advice, you can avoid the most common criminal charges. PAULA: […]
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Prelude Outpatient Walk-in Hours
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, […]
The Purpose of this Blog
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 […]
Iowa Code §123.46 (Public Intoxication)
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, […]
Iowa Code §124.401 (Possession of Controlled Substances) 2008 ed.
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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Cedar County, Iowa Lawyer
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 […]
Iowa Code §123.47 (PAULA, 2010 Updated Statute)
**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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My Son/Daughter is in Jail…What Next?
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, […]