103 results for 'judge:"Greer"'.
J. Greer finds that defendant was properly convicted of OWI, third offense, since the lower court accepted his guilty plea and defendant failed to point to evidence of actual innocence evidence that would have changed the outcome of his trial. Affirmed.
Court: Iowa Court Of Appeals, Judge: Greer, Filed On: April 24, 2024, Case #: 23-0859, Categories: Evidence, Dui, Plea
J. Greer grants the government defendants’ motion for summary judgment in this lawsuit concerning a firearms dealer’s compliance with the “record-keeping requirements under the Gun Control Act” and its decision to revoke his license. The record indicates that the dealer was aware of his legal obligations but continued to violate regulations. As to violations involving Form 4473, for example, the court notes that the frequency of violations increased after the initial compliance inspection. Accordingly, the federal defendants are entitled to judgment, and the dealer’s license is revoked.
Court: USDC Eastern District of Tennessee , Judge: Greer, Filed On: April 22, 2024, Case #: 1:23cv51, NOS: Administrative Procedure Act/Review or Appeal of Agency Decision - Other Suits, Categories: Licensing, Agency, Firearms
J. Greer finds that defendant was properly sentenced to imprisonment for failing to register as a sex offender, second offense, following his conviction for lascivious acts with a child because he continually failed to meet registry requirements and had already agreed to his sentence upon entering a plea deal. Affirmed.
Court: Iowa Court Of Appeals, Judge: Greer, Filed On: April 10, 2024, Case #: 22-0908, Categories: Sentencing, Sex Offender, Plea
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J. Greer finds that defendant was improperly sentenced for OWI because the district court relied on unproven information, namely that defendant operated a vehicle with alcohol and cocaine in his system.
Court: Iowa Court Of Appeals, Judge: Greer, Filed On: March 27, 2024, Case #: 23-1099, Categories: Sentencing, Dui
J. Greer finds that an assistant professor was properly denied judicial review after she was denied tenure because the record indicates her courses lacked critical thinking and did not prepare students for upper level classes. Affirmed.
Court: Iowa Court Of Appeals, Judge: Greer, Filed On: March 27, 2024, Case #: 23-1151, Categories: Education, Employment
J. Greer finds the immigration judge properly denied the El Salvadoran citizen's application for withholding of removal and protection. The immigrant was ordered removed for not having proper documentation after entry. He is properly found not to be included in the category of individuals covered by a cited regulation because he was not initially placed in expedited removal proceedings and immigration services did not adjudicate his asylum application. The immigrant did also not establish a nexus to his family-based particular social group, though the judge should consider additional evidence on remand. Affirmed in part.
Court: Board of Immigration Appeals, Judge: Greer , Filed On: March 14, 2024, Case #: 4074, Categories: Evidence, Immigration, Due Process
J. Greer finds that a mother's parental rights were properly terminated since her infant child had a suspiciously broken leg, and the mother, who stated that she did not wish to parent the child, attempted to adopt the child to a registered sex offender. Affirmed.
Court: Iowa Court Of Appeals, Judge: Greer, Filed On: March 6, 2024, Case #: 23-1942, Categories: Family Law
J. Greer finds that a mother's parental rights were properly terminated since the daughter had been found naked and covered in dirt in a homeless camp after the mother abandoned the child during a domestic altercation with the father. Meanwhile, her children all had special needs. Affirmed.
Court: Iowa Court Of Appeals, Judge: Greer, Filed On: March 6, 2024, Case #: 23-1971, Categories: Family Law
J. Greer finds that defendant was properly ordered to pay restitution after entering an Alford plea to theft because she agreed to pay $5,000 in restitution as part of her plea deal and failed to seek to lower the amount. Affirmed.
Court: Iowa Court Of Appeals, Judge: Greer, Filed On: February 21, 2024, Case #: 22-1401, Categories: Theft, Restitution
J. Greer finds that defendant was properly sentenced after he pleaded guilty to neglect or abandonment of a dependent person and entered an Alford plea to child endangerment resulting in bodily injury because his young child, who had Down syndrome, had been found with a brain bleed; was significantly underweight; and tested positive for alcohol, cocaine, and methamphetamine. Affirmed.
Court: Iowa Court Of Appeals, Judge: Greer, Filed On: February 21, 2024, Case #: 22-1805, Categories: Sentencing, Child Victims
J. Greer finds that the lower court properly upheld the Iowa Public Employment Relations Board's ruling that there was just cause to fire the driver's license clerk. The clerk was recorded on video taking money from the till while working and pocketing it for her own personal use. Affirmed.
Court: Iowa Court Of Appeals, Judge: Greer, Filed On: February 7, 2024, Case #: 22-2049, Categories: Employment, Employment Discrimination
J. Greer finds that defendant was properly convicted of first-degree murder after stabbing her husband's paramour to death. Defendant contends a juror should have been struck for cause prior to trial, but the juror did not exhibit prejudice during selection. Affirmed.
Court: Iowa Court Of Appeals, Judge: Greer, Filed On: February 7, 2024, Case #: 21-0934, Categories: Jury, Murder
J. Greer finds that defendant was properly sentenced to incarceration for burglary and other charges based on his guilty plea to breaking into an apartment and assaulting its occupants because defendant had been unsuccessful during probation or parole at least six times for past crimes. Affirmed.
Court: Iowa Court Of Appeals, Judge: Greer, Filed On: February 7, 2024, Case #: 23-0551, Categories: Burglary, Sentencing, Assault
J. Greer finds that a community college must pay a principal contractor retainage in a payment dispute over a renovation project because the college obtained the necessary bond to cover subcontractor claims and was statutorily required to release the full amount of the bond to the contractor. Reversed.
Court: Iowa Court Of Appeals, Judge: Greer, Filed On: February 7, 2024, Case #: 22-2098, Categories: Construction, Contract
J. Greer finds that the lower court properly denied defendant's third application for relief from his 2005 conviction for possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, second offense, because defendant failed to provide new facts overcoming the statute of limitations. Affirmed.
Court: Iowa Court Of Appeals, Judge: Greer, Filed On: February 7, 2024, Case #: 23-0028, Categories: Criminal Procedure, Drug Offender
J. Greer finds that defendant was properly convicted of OWI because the officer who initiated the stop had reason to believe defendant was involved in criminal activity since a car matching a description of his vehicle repeatedly drove by an intoxicated woman who was shouting for help and begging not to be hurt. Affirmed.
Court: Iowa Court Of Appeals, Judge: Greer, Filed On: January 24, 2024, Case #: 23-0331, Categories: Search, Dui
J. Greer finds that defendant was properly convicted of attempted murder and other charges in connection with a drive-by shooting because circumstantial evidence proved that defendant actively participated in the crimes by driving the SUV at the time of the shooting and by refusing to cooperate with police. Affirmed.
Court: Iowa Court Of Appeals, Judge: Greer, Filed On: January 10, 2024, Case #: 21-1185, Categories: Evidence, Murder
J. Greer finds that a father's parental rights were properly terminated since he used methamphetamine and remained incarcerated, unable to care for a young child who suffers serious medical needs. Affirmed.
Court: Iowa Court Of Appeals, Judge: Greer, Filed On: January 10, 2024, Case #: 23-1712, Categories: Family Law
J. Greer finds that defendant was properly denied relief from his conviction for sexual exploitation by a school employee by pattern, practice, or scheme. Defendant contends counsel could have advised him to plead to a lesser charge but failed to demonstrate he would have insisted on going to trial had he been told about the misdemeanor option. Affirmed.
Court: Iowa Court Of Appeals, Judge: Greer, Filed On: January 10, 2024, Case #: 23-0284, Categories: Ineffective Assistance, Sex Offender
J. Greer finds that the lower court properly dismissed claims plaintiff brought after police officers used stop tactics to take plaintiff's vehicle off the road after he led them on a high-speed chase because plaintiff had been proceeding in a dangerous manner, and the officer used approved methods to protect other drivers by ending the chase. Affirmed.
Court: Iowa Court Of Appeals, Judge: Greer, Filed On: January 10, 2024, Case #: 22-1971, Categories: Civil Rights, Immunity
J. Greer finds that a mother's parental rights were properly terminated since she refused to admit she used methamphetamine and failed to comprehend why her child had been removed from her care. Affirmed.
Court: Iowa Court Of Appeals, Judge: Greer, Filed On: January 10, 2024, Case #: 23-1755, Categories: Family Law
J. Greer finds that a mother was improperly given an additional six months to work toward reunification because she was a chronic methamphetamine user and her child thrived in foster placement. Reversed.
Court: Iowa Court Of Appeals, Judge: Greer, Filed On: January 10, 2024, Case #: 23-1857, Categories: Family Law