84 results for 'judge:"Ahlers"'.
J. Ahlers finds that defendant was properly convicted of sexually abusing his coworker after he refused to leave her house and repeatedly assaulted her. The double jeopardy claim fails because the coworker's comments that led to the initial mistrial had been unintentional and had not been induced by the prosecution. Affirmed.
Court: Iowa Court Of Appeals, Judge: Ahlers, Filed On: April 24, 2024, Case #: 23-0087, Categories: Sex Offender, Double Jeopardy
J. Ahlers finds that a mother's parental rights were properly terminated since she failed to respond to treatment for long-term substance abuse and mental health problems. Affirmed.
Court: Iowa Court Of Appeals, Judge: Ahlers, Filed On: April 24, 2024, Case #: 24-0284, Categories: Family Law
J. Ahlers finds that the parties' parental rights were properly terminated since the mother failed to participate in treatment for methamphetamine use, and the father failed to keep the home clean of dog urine and/or feces, and other filthy conditions, while the child was too young to protect herself against health hazards. Affirmed.
Court: Iowa Court Of Appeals, Judge: Ahlers, Filed On: April 10, 2024, Case #: 24-0026, Categories: Family Law
J. Ahlers finds that the lower court properly prevented defense counsel from introducing evidence about defendant's agreement to be interviewed by police in his trial for sexually abusing a child because the state would have been entitled to provide evidence that risked significant prejudice during rebuttal. Affirmed.
Court: Iowa Court Of Appeals, Judge: Ahlers, Filed On: April 10, 2024, Case #: 22-1593, Categories: Evidence, Sex Offender, Child Victims
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J. Ahlers finds that defendant was properly sentenced for domestic abuse assault and other charges based on his Alford plea to charges contending he threatened to kill himself and his girlfriend with a bomb he had put in his mouth because the lengthy sentence was justified by his use of a dangerous incendiary device and his lack of remorse for the crime. Affirmed.
Court: Iowa Court Of Appeals, Judge: Ahlers, Filed On: April 10, 2024, Case #: 23-0515, Categories: Sentencing, Weapons, Domestic Violence
J. Ahlers finds that defendant was properly fined for third-degree sexual abuse and assault with intent to commit sexual abuse after assaulting the 14-year-old daughter of his paramour because the fine fell within statutory limits. Affirmed.
Court: Iowa Court Of Appeals, Judge: Ahlers, Filed On: March 27, 2024, Case #: 23-0563, Categories: Sentencing, Sex Offender
J. Ahlers finds that defendant was properly convicted of prohibited possession of ammunition because he had previously been convicted of domestic violence and was found with live ammo in his pocket when being booked for another crime. Affirmed.
Court: Iowa Court Of Appeals, Judge: Ahlers, Filed On: March 27, 2024, Case #: 22-1489, Categories: Firearms
J. Ahler finds that a child was properly removed from her mother's care and placed in her father's custody because the mother had four previous interactions with child protective services, and she emotionally abusive to her daughter. Meanwhile, she attempted to influence which information the child shared with case workers and providers. Affirmed.
Court: Iowa Court Of Appeals, Judge: Ahlers, Filed On: March 27, 2024, Case #: 23-1865, Categories: Family Law
J. Ahlers finds that health care providers were properly granted a directed verdict in claims contending more could have been done to extend a pregnancy concerning a premature birth because the parents failed to substantially prove a different course of treatment would have resulted in a better outcome. Affirmed.
Court: Iowa Court Of Appeals, Judge: Ahlers, Filed On: February 21, 2024, Case #: 22-1903, Categories: Medical Malpractice
J. Ahlers finds that the lower court properly held that defendants did not breach fiduciary duties after being appointed power of attorney for their elderly mother. The mother requested they buy a truck to transport her to medical appointments and wanted to pay one of her children since she did not wish to be seen as a "freeloader" after moving in with her. Affirmed.
Court: Iowa Court Of Appeals, Judge: Ahlers, Filed On: February 7, 2024, Case #: 23-0090, Categories: Fiduciary Duty
J. Ahlers finds that a father's parental rights were properly terminated since he murdered the children's mother and was serving a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole. Affirmed.
Court: Iowa Court Of Appeals, Judge: Ahlers, Filed On: January 24, 2024, Case #: 23-1234, Categories: Family Law
J. Ahlers finds that the lower court properly held that a newspaper and its writers had neither libeled nor defamed plaintiff by printing information about his involvement in a casino operation because the information was truthful and had been printed on the editorial page. Affirmed.
Court: Iowa Court Of Appeals, Judge: Ahlers, Filed On: January 24, 2024, Case #: 22-1940, Categories: Defamation
J. Ahlers finds that the lower court properly dismissed a petition seeking judicial review after the state confirmed a finding of child abuse against defendant because he failed to serve the state within 10 days of filing the petition. Affirmed.
Court: Iowa Court Of Appeals, Judge: Ahlers, Filed On: January 10, 2024, Case #: 22-1955, Categories: Civil Procedure, Agency
J. Ahlers finds that defendant was properly sentenced to jail for assault after attacking a referee at his son's basketball game. Defendant repeatedly cursed and interrupted the judge during sentencing and could not cite proper factors in challenging his sentence of incarceration. Affirmed.
Court: Iowa Court Of Appeals, Judge: Ahlers, Filed On: January 10, 2024, Case #: 23-0546, Categories: Sentencing, Assault
J. Ahlers finds that a mother's parental rights were properly terminated because the contact with her children was minimal and sporadic and she made no effort to provide for them financially. Affirmed.
Court: Iowa Court Of Appeals, Judge: Ahlers, Filed On: January 10, 2024, Case #: 23-0553, Categories: Family Law