Daniel Rothman’s client was charged with Burglary in the 1^st degree a class B felony in Madison county.  A class B felony is the 2^nd highest level of crime in Iowa and it is the same level as attempted murder.  The penalty for this charge is 25 years in prison and as it is a forcible felony, it comes with a mandatory 17.5 years before you can try to parole.  There were weaknesses in the state’s case and in the end, the client decided to take a deal for a reduction to a serious misdemeanor assault which is the same level as an OWI 1^st.  With the agreement, the client also gets a deferred judgment that will allow him to expunge the assault charge and even the record of arrest with the clerk of court, after only 6 months.