Legal Opinion
State v. Palmer
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided September 18, 1996No. 95-1458PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERNUS, Justice.
Appellee, William Albert Palmer, was charged with operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated in violation of Iowa Code section 321J.2 (1995). The district court granted Palmer’s motion to suppress the results of a breath test administered after his arrest on the ground the arresting officer was not a “peace officer” as required by Iowa Code section 321J.6. We granted the State’s application for interlocutory appeal and now affirm.
I. Statutory Framework.
We begin our discussion with a review of the applicable statutes in order to provide the proper context within which to…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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