State v. Steadman

McCORMICK, Justice.

We granted discretionary review of a trial court order suppressing the results of a breath-alcohol test administered to defendant Robert Charles Steadman pursuant to the implied consent procedures in Iowa Code chapter 321B (1981). Defendant challenged the admissibility of the test result in consolidated prosecutions for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated (OWI) in violation of section 321.281 and for involuntary manslaughter in violation of section 707.5. The challenge was grounded on the State’s failure to preserve a sample of defendant’s breath for independent…