Court upholds deferred sentence for drunk driver
Iowa Court of Appeals ruled a Johnson County case supports a deferred sentence for drunken driving when the blood alcohol readout is 0.15 percent or lower by two digits, accepting the Intoxilyzer 4011A’s two digit reading while rejecting preliminary breath test estimates for court use.
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Rick Smith
Des Moines
Johnson County
Iowa Court of Appeals
Stephen C. Gerard
Seth Matthew Scott
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Ul student’s racism claim rejected by appeals court
The 8th Circuit ruled Cheri LaBlanche failed to prove the University of Iowa College of Medicine dismissal was racially motivated. The court upheld the school’s non discriminatory reason for failing grades and found no entitlement to court appointed counsel after LaBlanche did not cooperate with appointees.
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Cheri LaBlanche
LaBlanche
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Casinos fined for underage gambling lapses in Iowa
The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission fined Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino in Altoona and Lakeside Casino Resort in Osceola $10,000 each for violations involving underage gamblers. A security officer stopped an underage woman at Lakeside after she tried to enter at 5:30 p.m. on Sept 24 and again at 7:15 p.m. after bypassing staff.
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Des Moines
Prairie Meadows
Altoona
Lakeside
Osceola
Jack Ketterer
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Iowa Regents Plan Not Open To All For Enhanced Retirement
The Iowa Court of Appeals ruled that enhanced early retirement packages offered by the Iowa Board of Regents were not automatically available to all university employees. The decision against Jack L. Wielenga, UNI former student records director, followed appeals over his 1998 retirement. The court stressed university discretion in selecting which staff receive the enhanced benefits amid similar packages at UNI, Iowa, and ISU.
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Sazette
DES Moines
Iowa Board of Regents
Iowa Court of Appeals
Jack L. Wielenga
University of Northern Iowa
Charles Wright
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University of Iowa
Iowa State University
Wright
Board of Regents
Wielenga
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