State of Iowa v. Rachael Overbay

MANSFIELD, Justice.

This case presents the question whether a motorist is entitled to suppression of her blood alcohol test results because she was informed, incorrectly, that her refusal of the requested chemical test would have automatically led to revocation of her driving privileges, when in fact her refusal of the blood test would not have been deemed final but would have led to her being offered a different chemical test. Consistent with our precedents, we conclude that inaccurate information does not render a driver’s consent involuntary when the record indicates that the inaccuracy did…