Legal Opinion
State v. Garcia
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided October 17, 1990No. 89-36PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LARSON, Justice.
Juan Luis Garcia was convicted of possession of cocaine with intent to deliver, based in part on evidence seized from his car and motel room. The court of appeals reversed his. conviction on the ground that the evidence was seized illegally. The State applied for further review. We vacate the court of appeals decision and affirm the district court.
Members of the Muscatine police force had Garcia and his motel room under surveillance when they learned that he did not have a driver’s license. They were instructed to arrest Garcia if they saw him drive. On the night of Garcia’s…
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