State v. Jackson

HARRIS, Justice.

The State appeals with permission from a trial court ruling which sustained defendant’s motion to suppress. By that ruling the State would be prohibited from offering evidence showing the defendant had no valid driver’s license. The challenged evidence was obtained after the driver had been stopped in the mistaken belief his car had no proper registration. We reverse the trial court.

Defendant’s car was stopped by a sheriff’s deputy because it bore no license plates (a violation of section 321.37, The Code 1979). Upon being alerted to the reasons for the stop, defendant…