State v. Lake

CARTER, Justice.

Following the acquittal of the defendant, Kathy J. Lake, on a public intoxication charge tried to the court, the State was granted discretionary review of issues of law arising at trial. We affirm the judgment of the judicial magistrate.

On June 23, 1990, defendant, Kathy Lake, was a passenger in an automobile being driven on a public street in West Liberty. A police officer stopped the vehicle based on his belief that the driver was operating while intoxicated. The validity of that stop is not challenged. The driver brought the vehicle to a stop in a public parking lot. The…