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Court Conviction: Curler Michael James (September 2026)

Oct 30, 2026, 2:34 PM•Dubuque, Iowa•CrimeTime
Court Conviction: CURLER MICHAEL JAMES (September 2026)

CURLER MICHAEL JAMES has been formally adjudicated guilty and convicted in the Iowa District Court for Dubuque County following judicial proceedings on September 30, 2026.

Official Judicial Sentence
PRISON 2 Years, SUSPENDED PRISON 2 Years, FINE $855, SUSPENDED FINE $855, PROBATION - OTHER THAN DCS 24 Months
  • Count 1 (DOMESTIC ABUSE ASSAULT - 2ND OFFENSE): PRISON 2 Years, SUSPENDED PRISON 2 Years, FINE $855, SUSPENDED FINE $855, PROBATION - OTHER THAN DCS 24 Months
  • Count 3 (VIOLATION OF PROBATION - 1985): PROBATION
  • Count 4 (VIOLATION OF PROBATION - 1985): JAIL 20 Days
  • Count 1 (THEFT 4TH DEGREE): JAIL 365 Days, SUSPENDED JAIL 350 Days, PROBATION 24 Months, FINE $430
  • Count 2 (VIOLATION OF PROBATION - 1985): JAIL 20 Days
Iowa District Court Conviction Dossier
Defendant CURLER MICHAEL JAMES
Case Dockets 01311 SRCR151688, 01311 SRCR159021
Conviction Date September 30, 2026
Case Status CONVICTED

Adjudicated Convictions

  • Count 1: DOMESTIC ABUSE ASSAULT - 2ND OFFENSE (AGGRAVATED_MISD) [Code: 708.2A(3)(B)]
  • Count 3: VIOLATION OF PROBATION - 1985 (OTHER) [Code: 908.11]
  • Count 4: VIOLATION OF PROBATION - 1985 (OTHER) [Code: 908.11]
  • Count 1: THEFT 4TH DEGREE (SERIOUS_MISD) [Code: 714.2(4)]
  • Count 2: VIOLATION OF PROBATION - 1985 (OTHER) [Code: 908.11]
View Official Court Orders & Plea Terms
Plea Bargain / Dismissed Counts Context:
  • Count 2: CONTEMPT - VIOLATION OF NO CONTACT/PROTECTIVE ORDER (DISMISSED BY COURT)
  • Count 5: VIOLATION OF PROBATION - 1985 (DISMISSED BY COURT)
  • Count 3: VIOLATION OF PROBATION - 1985 (DISMISSED BY COURT)

Judicial records certified via Iowa District Court for Dubuque County.

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