Iowa Court of Appeals Upholds Reese Prison Segregation
The Iowa Court of Appeals upheld a lower court ruling denying Charles O. Reese’s claim that Fort Madison officials used unfair procedures to keep him in administrative segregation. The court ordered periodic reviews within a month and thereafter. Reese, a murder convict in Pottawattamie County, had 27 disciplinary reports across Iowa and Minnesota facilities since 1976.
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Charles O. Reese
Reese
Fort Madison
Pottawattamie
Minnesota
Iowa
Lawsuit Over Icy Sidewalk Wins $30,000 Award
An appeals court upheld a $30,000 damage award to James L Quinn of Washington County for injuries after slipping on an icy sidewalk. Capitol Savings and Loan Association was found negligent in the Feb 1 1977 incident as ice formed when a blocked alley downspout caused runoff to freeze.
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Washington County
Capitol Savings and Loan Association
Washington
James L Quinn
Lebeda award upheld in jury verdict for Cedar Rapids officer
The appeals court upheld a $55,000 jury award to Deborah S. Lebeda, a former Cedar Rapids police officer injured in an August 1980 crash involving an unmarked patrol car and a 16 year old driver, Chris Charter. The court ruled a reference to an alcohol safety officer violated a court order but did not mandate a mistrial, and it affirmed the damage amount due to lifelong disability and ongoing chiropractic care. Lebeda had been fired in 1982 after seeking retirement disability.
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Cedar Rapids
Deborah S. Lebeda
Chris Charter
Charter
Linn County
Larry J Conmey
Lebeda
Tipton Soap Stars Show Could Be Canceled Over Low Ticket Sales
Tipton theater owner Lee Kenney warns he may cancel June 24 25 appearances by Bill Hayes Susan Seaforth Hayes and Macdonald Carey at the Hardacre Theater to raise money for new seat covers and carpeting. Only about 150 of 900 needed tickets sold. sales stretch to Rockford Illinois buyers with ads running locally and on a soap. If canceled refunds will be issued and the theater will stay open without upgrades.
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Jonathan Reed
Jones-Cedar Bureau
Tipton
Lee Kenney
Bill Hayes
Susan Seaforth Hayes
Doug
Julie Williams
Nbc-Tv
Macdonald Carey
Hardacre
Kenney
Rockford
California
Linn man to get new trial on lascivious acts charge
Iowa Court of Appeals ordered a new trial for William Holland 47 after ruling that hearsay from the boy’s mother should not have been admitted. The ruling found the mother’s testimony improperly framed the offense and that the complaint relied on interrogation rather than voluntary statements. Holland had been convicted of lascivious acts with a child and indecent exposure after caring for the boy in 1981.
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Linn Man
Judy Daubenmier
Nes Moines Bureau
Des Moines
Linn County
Iowa Court of Appeals
William Holland
Linn District Court
L. Vern Robinson
Holland
Marion
Robert Ray
Cedar Rapids
West Branch
Fred. L. Hober
Tama County
Former police officer sues Washington city
Garfield Buck Berndt and his wife Linda sue the city of Washington Iowa and several city officials for 1.6 million dollars. Berndt and another officer were fired after an internal police department investigation.
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Washington, Iowa
Washington
Garfield
Buck” Berndt
Linda
Berndt
The Gazette Offers Local News From Cedar Rapids
The Gazette established in 1883 provides daily and Sunday editions from Cedar Rapids Iowa with carrier and mail subscription options and exclusive AP use for local news and dispatches.
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THE
Gazette
Gazette Company
Third Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S
Associated Press
Judge revokes Lewellyn's appeal bond
U S Judge William C Stuart revoked Gary Lewellyn's appeal bond citing risk of flight from a long prison term after his embezzlement conviction for more than 17.7 million dollars in a stock kit ing scheme. He remains in custody on a separate contempt of court charge for illegal stock sales in New York.
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DES Moines
U.S
William C. Stuart
Gary Lewellyn
Lewellyn
Iowa
New York
Richard Turner
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