State of Iowa v. John Arthur Senn Jr.

There is no majority opinion in our resolution of this case today, and therefore *33there remains no decision from this court holding the right to counsel under article I, section 10 of the Iowa Constitution attaches only upon the filing of a criminal complaint.22 Because the plurality and concurring opinions combine to affirm John Arthur Senn Jr.’s conviction, however, I dissent. I would hold Senn’s right to counsel under article I, section 10 of the Iowa Constitution was violated when the State arrested him on suspicion of operating while intoxicated,'invoked the statutory implied-consent…