Legal Opinion

State v. Loyd

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided April 26, 1995No. 94-974PublishedCited by 101 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ANDREASEN, Justice.

Sue Anne Loyd was charged and convicted of operating while intoxicated (OWI), in violation of Iowa Code section 321J.2 (1993). Loyd was arrested on June 26, 1993, after she was stopped at a roadblock on Highway 34 on the outskirts of Burlington. She asserts the true purpose of the roadblock was to apprehend drunk drivers, which she claims is not a statutorily permissible purpose, and that the roadblock violated her constitutional rights. We affirm.

I. Background.

After being charged with OWI, Loyd filed a motion to suppress the evidence obtained from the roadblock, asserting…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Delaware v. ProuseSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Brown v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Michigan Department of State Police v. SitzSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  4. State v. WrightSupreme Court of Iowa · 1983
  5. State v. HilleshiemSupreme Court of Iowa · 1980

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3Cited by101 opinions

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