State of Iowa v. Tommy Tyler, Jr.
Supreme Court of Iowa
1Opinion of the Court
ZAGER, Justice.
In this case, we are asked to determine whether law enforcement had probable cause to believe that an equipment violation was occurring under Iowa Code section 321.37(3), which prohibits an owner of a motor vehicle from placing a frame around a license plate that obstructs the view of the plate. If probable cause is not present to justify the stop, the State asks us to decide whether reasonable suspicion of the equipment violation is sufficient to support a traffic stop.
The district court denied the motion to suppress, and Tyler was convicted of operating a motor vehicle while…
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