Legal Opinion
State v. Brooks
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided January 30, 2009No. 07-0691PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
APPEL, Justice.
Brandon Brooks appeals his convictions for drug-related offenses. He argues that the district court improperly failed to suppress evidence obtained after law enforcement officers conducted a warrantless entry into a motel room. For the reasons expressed below, we affirm the ruling of the district court.
I. Factual and Procedural Background.
On March 18, 2006, the manager of the Motel 6 in Davenport, Iowa contacted Scott County Sheriffs Deputy Gina Liefer-man. The manager requested that Liefer-man investigate a complaint from a motel guest that another guest was selling drugs.…
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