CEDAR RAPIDS – There’s no doubt Jerome Power left an impression with the jury Monday after pouring water on his lawyer’s head, but it may not give him the results he’s hoping. Robert Rigg, Drake Law School professor, said it likely left a “negative” view of Power with the jury. “Clients will sometimes act out [...]
continue »CEDAR RAPIDS -The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the federal conviction of a Cedar Rapids man for possession of child pornography this week based on an error by his attorney. Jimmie Coutentos, 78, was convicted by a jury in 2010 in U.S. District Court for one count of sexual exploitation of minors and one [...]
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An appellate court judge has dismissed an appeal from a 36-year-old Dubuque man who says his sentence for transmitting HIV to a mentally handicapped woman was cruel and unusual punishment and that he was incompetent when he pleaded guilty and receiving ineffective counsel. According to the opinion, which was issued by the Iowa Court of [...]
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