Legal Opinion
State v. Riley
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided June 16, 1993No. 91-1735PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McGIVERIN, Chief Justice.
The State took discretionary review from a district court ruling granting defendant car passenger Richard Riley’s motion to suppress evidence gained from a search during a routine traffic stop.
The court of appeals, being equally divided on the issue, affirmed the district court ruling by operation of law. Iowa Code § 602.5106(1) (1991).
We now vacate the court of appeals decision and reverse the district court ruling.
I. Background facts and proceedings. On March 23, 1991, Iowa State Patrol Officer Smith stopped a vehicle driven by John Hesseling because Hesseling…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Michigan v. LongSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- State v. AschenbrennerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1980
- State v. BeckerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1990
- State v. PeleloSupreme Court of Iowa · 1976
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3Cited by23 opinions
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- State v. CookSupreme Court of Iowa · 1995
- State v. ScottSupreme Court of Iowa · 1994
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