Legal Opinion
State v. Eis
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided May 16, 1984No. 83-942PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McCORMICK, Justice.
In this case of first impression, we uphold the right of a motor vehicle passenger to challenge the constitutionality of a stop of the vehicle in which he was riding. Because we also find the stop was unconstitutional, we affirm a trial court ruling sustaining defendant’s motion to suppress evidence obtained as a result of the stop.
Defendant Raymond Dells was a passenger in a pickup truck owned and driven by Jim Eis which was stopped by a deputy sheriff near Muscatine at 5:00 a.m. on April 29, 1983. After the vehicle was stopped the officer observed copper wire sticking out…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Parkhurst v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1981
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3Cited by41 opinions
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