State of Iowa v. Christopher George Storm

Because I would abandon the automobile exception as a categorical exception to the warrant requirement under the Iowa Constitution and conclude on this record that the State failed to prove exigent circum*158stances justified a warrantless search of Christopher Storm’s car, I respectfully dissent.

I. The Parties’ Positions.

On appeal, Storm challenges the constitutionality of the automobile exception to article I, section 8 of the Iowa Constitution. He contends the mobility of a vehicle is no longer a per se exigency justifying a categorical exception to the warrant requirement for automobiles…