Legal Opinion
State of Iowa v. Scottize Danyelle Brown
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided June 28, 2019No. 17-0367PublishedCited by 125 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHRISTENSEN, Justice.
*843This case requires us to decide whether a motorist who breaks a traffic law may lawfully be stopped if the officer was motivated by investigative reasons for the stop. Around 12:25 a.m., a police officer observed the defendant making an improper turn and decided to follow the defendant. At a stoplight, the officer noticed the defendant's vehicle had an improperly functioning license plate light and ran the vehicle information for the vehicle's registered owner-who was not the defendant. The vehicle information revealed the registered owner's affiliation to gang activity.…
2Cases cited152 opinions
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- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Whren v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- Ornelas v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
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3Cited by125 opinions
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- Andrew Lennette, Individually and on behalf of C.L., O.L. and S.L., Minor Children v. State of Iowa, Melody Siver, Amy Howell, and Valerie LovagliaSupreme Court of Iowa · 2022
- Benaiah Mablin v. State of IowaCourt of Appeals of Iowa · 2019
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