State v. Griffin

CARTER, Justice.

Defendant, Todd Edward Griffin, appeals from his conviction of possession of methamphetamine and possession of marijuana in violation of Iowa Code section 124.401(5) (2003). He asserts that evidence obtained from the search of a box contained in his motor vehicle should have been suppressed because it was the fruit of a pretextual arrest.- Recognizing that such a claim has no merit under federal Fourth Amendment jurisprudence, he asks this court to conclude that a search incident to a pretextual arrest violates article I, section 8 of the Iowa Constitution. Defendant’s…