Lindaman asks for change of venue, an assistant attorney

CHARLES CITY – The Charles City man whose third-degree sexual abuse conviction was overturned by the Iowa Supreme Court because the district court didn’t adequately warn him about representing himself intends to do it again. This time, however, he wants a court-appointed attorney to assist him at his retrial. “The defendant asks for  the assistance of counsel in a second chair position until such time as the attorney has shown a mastery of the facts and law implicit in this matter,” Lindaman wrote in his motion. Former two-time candidate for local elected office and convicted felon Doug Lindaman, 61, filed … Continue reading Lindaman asks for change of venue, an assistant attorney

Floyd County’s prosecutor wants Lindaman’s retrial to begin ASAP

CHARLES CITY – Floyd County’s lead prosecutor wants Doug Lindaman back in district court as soon as possible. The Iowa Supreme Court last week reversed Lindaman’s April 2016 conviction by a jury of third-degree sexual abuse, sending the case back to Floyd County District Court for retrial. County Attorney Rachel Ginbey, filed a request on Tuesday, May 23, to have the case added to the trial list and “resent at the earliest possible date for trial.” Lindaman, a former Floyd County magistrate who lost his law license after two convictions in the late 1980s for lascivious acts with minors, has … Continue reading Floyd County’s prosecutor wants Lindaman’s retrial to begin ASAP