Pointer v. Iowa Department of Transportation, Motor Vehicle Division

Arthur Ray Pointer (Pointer) appeals the district court’s ruling upholding the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) revocation of his driver’s license. Pointer argues there was not substantial evidence to show he was operating a vehicle while intoxicated; therefore, the arresting officer did not have reasonable grounds to invoke the implied consent law. We affirm.

I. Background Facts and Proceedings.

On October 8, 1994, at approximately 1:50 p.m., Dallas County Deputy Sheriff Mike Wilson cheeked a vehicle in a ditch, partially in a cornfield, approximately one mile east of Booneville,…