Legal Question in Criminal Law in Iowa

ethics violation

i was ticketed with disorderly conduct 5 days after the incident in which i called a man a name. i did nothting to try and fight or threaten the man. i plead not guilty & demanded a jury trial. at the pre trial the asst district atty said that if i didnt plead guilty to that he was going to add public intox and assault on top of it. which he did over a month after the original incident. i wasnt drunk & did not assault anyone. the man that i supposedly assaulted will testify on my behalf. i am innocent on all charges. did the asst district atty break any ethic codes by trying to strong arm me? i was executing my right to a jury trial then i was threatened.


Asked on 4/24/09, 2:29 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Robert Luedeman solo practitioner

Re: ethics violation

I think what you got told was that there were more potential charges in the incident and what was going to happen if you demanded a jury trial. The testimony of the arresting officer will be important.

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Answered on 4/24/09, 4:12 pm


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