Davenport, Iowa criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with criminal gang participation, a class "D" felony.

On April 28, 2021, Davenport police detectives were conducting surveillance at an apartment on Emerald Drive following a gang-related homicide. The detectives observed a suspect leave the apartment, meet briefly with the occupants of an older model Cadillac sedan at a ne... More...    $0 (11-04-2022 - IA)

Des Moines, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with attempted burglary.

Jibril Yussuf was arrested for commission of a string of bizarre break-in attempts.... More...    $0 (07-07-2022 - IA)

Waterloo, Iowa criminal defense lawyers represented defendants charged with felony transportation of firearms.

Qunshaundes Davion McNealy, age 27, William McNealy III, age 22, Sahjit Mcyle Phillips, age 23, and William Rashad Burt, age 28, all from Waterloo, Iowa, each pled to being a felon in possession of at least one firearm. Evidence in this case showed that, on July 6, 2021, law enf... More...    $0 (06-15-2022 - IA)

Waterloo, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with unlawful possession of a firearm.

Karon Bennett, age 22, from Waterloo, Iowa, received the prison term after a March 4, 2021 guilty plea to one count of possession of a firearm by a felon.

Information disclosed at the plea and sentencing hearings showed that on November 21, 2020, Bennett possessed a Smith a... More...    $0 (06-28-2021 - IA)

Benjamin Gordon appeals his convictions, following guilty pleas, of second
degree theft and third-degree burglary. He asserts his trial counsel was ineffective
in allowing him to plead guilty when there was an insufficient factual basis to
establish his intent to permanently deprive the owner of their property.
On November 20, 2017, Benjamin Gordon was charged with theft in th... More...    $0 (09-15-2018 - IA)

The jury was instructed the State would have to prove several elements of
first-degree robbery, including: “The Defendant or the person(s) the Defendant
aided and abetted was armed with a dangerous weapon.” The jury also was
instructed the State would have to prove several elements of first-degree burglary,
including: “During the incident the Defendant or the person(s) he aide... More...    $0 (09-15-2018 - IA)

Akuk Akok appeals his convictions for first-degree burglary, assault while
participating in a felony, and child stealing. He first contends the trial court abused
its discretion in admitting into evidence incriminating messages sent from his
Facebook account. He claims the State failed to authenticate the records.
Specifically, he argues there was no showing that he created ... More...    $0 (09-14-2018 - IA)

Des Moines, IA - Des Moines Man Sentenced to Prison for Firearms Offense

Roman Deon Hellems, Jr. sentenced to 96 months for felon in possession of a firearm

On August 24, 2018, Roman Deon Hellems, Jr., age 23, of Des Moines, appeared before United States District Court Judge Stephanie M. Rose and was sentenced to 96 months in prison for a felon in possession of a firearm charge a... More...    $0 (08-28-2018 - IA)

In December 2016, James Johnson and Stephanie Hubbell moved into an
apartment in which Ashley Musick also resided. Anderson lived in a separate
building within the same apartment complex. Anderson had Musick’s permission
to enter her apartment when no one was present to clean and take care of Musick’s
dog. Anderson was a frequent visitor to Musick’s apartment, and Johnson ha... More...    $0 (08-04-2018 - IA)

The Rwandan Genocide is one of the darkest chapters in human history. Over
the span of 100 days, an estimated 800,000 people died. At least a million more were
displaced. During and shortly after the tragedy, the United States admitted a limited
number of refugees from Rwanda with priority given to those who were in the most
danger. Among those admitted were Gervais (“Ken”) Ngombwa... More...    $0 (06-22-2018 - IA)

In November 2015, the State charged Fenton with burglary in the third
degree from a motor vehicle, an aggravated misdemeanor, in violation of Iowa
Code section 713.6A(2) (2015). Fenton entered a written guilty plea, allegedly
conditioned upon the court’s acceptance of the negotiated sentence including a
180-day suspended jail term. Fenton planned to request a deferred judgmen... More...    $0 (06-25-2018 - IA)

The following facts can be gleaned from the minutes of evidence. In the
early morning hours of December 27, 2015, Sam Roberts encountered four young
males at a gas station in Cedar Falls. At 4:48 a.m., Roberts called the police and
advised these individuals followed him home from the gas station and were
knocking on his front door. Roberts described the vehicle the subjects ... More...    $0 (06-08-2018 - IA)

In 2016, the State filed thirteen separate charges against Cason under
various case numbers. Ultimately, Cason agreed to plead guilty to two separate
charges of possession of a controlled substance�marijuana with the intent to
deliver, in violation of Iowa Code section 124.401(1)(d) (2016), and third-degree
burglary, in violation of Iowa Code section 713.6A. The possession ... More...    $0 (06-08-2018 - IA)

Anthony Richardson appeals the denial of his application for postconviction
relief (PCR). In rejecting his claims of ineffective assistance of counsel, the district
court observed that Richardson received “a very beneficial plea” as a result of his
attorney’s negotiations with the prosecution. On appeal, Richardson insists his
attorney was ineffective in failing to secure Ric... More...    $0 (05-18-2018 - IA)

Brett Hensley pled guilty to third-degree burglary, a class “D” felony, in violation of Iowa Code sections 713.1 and 713.6A (2013). On March 24, 2014, Hensley was sentenced to a suspended five-year prison term and was placed on supervised probation for two years. Among other requirements, the terms and conditions of his probation stated, “Defendant shall complete . . . the treatment program at B... More...    $0 (05-05-2018 - IA)

In April 2015, Michael Kelso-Christy created a fake Facebook profile of a man, S.P., who had attended his high school. Posing as S.P., KelsoChristy began to send Facebook messages to women who also attended school with S.P. The messages informed women that S.P.’s profile had been hacked and that he had created a new one. Then, Kelso-Christy would attempt to solicit nude photographs or propositi... More...    $0 (05-05-2018 - IA)

In August 1990, Kevin Dickson was shot and killed. Nine years
later, the State charged Martin Moon and Casey Brodsack with first
degree murder. Brodsack pled guilty to second-degree murder in
exchange for testifying truthfully at Moon’s trial. 1See Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83, 87, 83 S. Ct. 1194, 1196–97 (1963) (“[T]he suppression by the ... More...    $0 (04-30-2018 - IA)

Ignoring his own misconduct, Shatani Buck Jr. blames his current plight on
his plea counsel and asks that his felon-in-possession-of-firearm conviction be
tossed. We affirm the district court’s denial of Buck’s application for postconviction
(PCR) relief.
In December 2012, Buck was charged by trial information with Count I, felon
in possession of a firearm, in violation ... More...    $0 (04-06-2018 - IA)

Davenport, IA - Davenport Man Sentenced to Prison for Unlawful Possession of a Firearm

United States District Court Judge Stephanie M. Rose sentenced Davion Burge, age 22, of Davenport, to 84 months in prison for a felon in possession of a firearm charge, announced United States Attorney Marc Krickbaum. Burge was ordered to serve three years of supervised release following his imprisonmen... More...    $0 (03-22-2018 - IA)

Cedar Rapids, IA - Cedar Rapids Felon Found Guilty of Possessing Two Firearms

A felon who illegally possessed two firearms in October 2016 was convicted by a judge today, following a bench trial in federal court last month in Cedar Rapids.

Christopher Matthew Davies, age 47, from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, was convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm. The verdict was retur... More...    $0 (02-13-2018 - IA)

Hensley pled guilty to third-degree burglary and was sentenced on March
25, 2014, to a suspended five-year prison term. Hensley was placed on probation
for two years, and the court ordered, as a part of that probation, Hensley complete
treatment at the Bridges of Iowa program. The sentencing order required Hensley
to remain in the Polk County Jail until space became available... More...    $0 (01-12-2018 - IA)