State v. Johnson

SACKETT, Judge.

Defendant Vernis Jean Johnson appeals from her conviction of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver in violation of Iowa Code § 204.401(l)(b) (1985). Defendant asserts the district court erred in overruling defendant’s motion to suppress evidence obtained as a result of a warrantless arrest allegedly made without probable cause. We affirm.

In May, 1985, a doctor reported to Waterloo police that she suspected three women were fraudulently obtaining the prescription drug Ritalin from her and other area doctors. A local pharmacist had informed the doctor that…