Cedar Rapids, IA child porn charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Jared Daily, age 34, from Belle Plaine, Iowa, was charged with one count of accessing with intent to view child pornography.

Daily admitted that, between January and June 2020, he used a cell phone to access child pornography, including images of prepubescent children.

Daily was taken into custo... More...    $0 (01-18-2021 - IA)

Cedar Rapids, IA - Criminal Defense lawyer represented defendant with possession and distribution of child porn.

Kelby Fowler, age 31, from Traer, Iowa, was charged with distribution and possession of child pornography.

Fowler admitted he distributed and possessed child pornography, including a depiction of a minor who had not yet attained 12 years of age. Fowler possessed multi... More...    $0 (11-08-2020 - IA)

Cedar Rapids, IA - The United States of America charged Troy French with possession of child porn.

A man who possessed child pornography was sentenced to two years in federal prison.

Troy French, age 29, of Cedar Rapids, received the sentence after a July 8, 2019, guilty plea to one count of possession of child pornography. At the plea hearing, French admitted that, between 2012... More...    $0 (02-08-2020 - IA)

Three men hatched a plan to rob a person who was seeking to buy marijuana from one of them. They enlisted the help of Albert Garcia because they knew Garcia had a gun. Garcia ended up shooting the would-be marijuana purchaser and his friend. Both died. The State charged Garcia with two counts of first-degree murder, in violation of Iowa Code sections 707.1 and 707.2 (2015), and two counts ... More...    $0 (09-03-2018 - 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)

A federal statute known as Title VI states, “No person in the United States
shall, on the ground of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation
in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or
activity receiving Federal financial assistance.” See 42 U.S.C. § 2000d (2015). A
federal report cited the Department of Transpo... More...    $0 (07-19-2018 - IA)

When we answer a certified question, we rely upon the facts provided with the certified question. See Bd. of Water Works Trs. of Des Moines v. Sac Cty. Bd. of Supervisors, 890 N.W.2d 50, 53 (Iowa 2017); Life Inv’rs Ins. Co. of Am. v. Estate of Corrado, 838 N.W.2d 640, 643 (Iowa 2013). Accordingly, we restate the facts as set forth by the federal district court:
The incidents giving rise to ... More...    $0 (07-04-2018 - IA)

At about 6:39 a.m. on October 30, 2015, a police officer pulled over Bion Ingram, who was driving on Highway 14 in Newton, Iowa. The officer had noticed the vehicle’s license plate was not illuminated as required. After speaking with Ingram, the officer also noticed the
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vehicle’s registration sticker did not match its license plate—the vehicle’s actual registration had expired in 2... More...    $0 (07-03-2018 - IA)

Cedar Rapids, IA - Waterloo Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Child Sex Offenses
Engaged in Sex Acts with Minor and Distributed Child Pornography

A man who engaged in illicit sexual conduct with a minor and distributed child pornography was sentenced yesterday to 20 years in federal prison.

Juan Rangel, age 36, from Waterloo, Iowa, received the sentence after a December 27, 2017 ... More...    $0 (06-28-2018 - IA)

Sioux City, IA - Milford Man Pleads Guilty to Receipt of Child Pornography

A man who received child pornography pled guilty on June 26, 2018, in federal court in Sioux City.

Joe Elliott Sinnott, 27, from Milford, Iowa, was convicted of one count of receiving child pornography.

In a plea agreement, Sinnott admitted that from January 2018 until April 27, 2018, he knowingly... More...    $0 (06-28-2018 - IA)

Cedar Rapids, IA - Jury Convicts Tipton Man of Producing Child Pornography
Faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 35 years in federal prison

A man who produced child pornography involving a prepubescent child and traded child pornography with others was convicted by a jury on Friday, March 23, 2018, after a four-day trial in federal court in Cedar Rapids.

Christian Hansen, age... More...    $0 (03-27-2018 - IA)

A jury convicted Muhammad Anwar of : (1) conspiracy to distribute controlled
substances and controlled substance analogues, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1),
841(b)(1)(c), and 846, and (2) conspiracy to commit money laundering, in violation
of 18 U.S.C. § 1956(h). The district court1 sentenced Anwar to 240 months’
imprisonment on the first count and 60 months on the second co... More...    $0 (01-28-2018 - IA)

A jury convicted Elizabeth Lopez of possession of methamphetamine with the
intent to distribute and conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, in violation of 21
U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(A)–(B), and 846. The district court1 sentenced Lopez
1The Honorable Mark W. Bennett, United States District Judge for the Northern
District of Iowa.
to 120 months’ imprisonment, followed b... More...    $0 (01-24-2018 - IA)

We review sentencing decisions for correction of errors at law. See State
v. Witham, 583 N.W.2d 677, 678 (Iowa 1998). A sentencing decision will not be
reversed absent a showing of an abuse of discretion or some defect in the
sentencing proceeding. See State v. Formaro, 638 N.W.2d 720, 724 (Iowa 2002).
“Discretion expresses the notion of latitude.” State v. McNeal, 897 N.W... More...    $0 (01-27-2018 - IA)