State v. Weger

REYNOLDSON, Justice.

Defendant was charged with operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicating beverage in violation of § 321.281, The Code. He appeals his conviction, and we affirm.

Defendant was stopped on the highway by a deputy sheriff (Kriegel) at about 11:20 P.M., October 4, 1971. Kriegel gave defendant a field alcohol intoxication test (fait test) involving expansion of a balloon with alveolar air and a detection of color change in crystals of a prescribed chemical composition.

Kriegel arrested defendant and took him to the Tama, Iowa, police station. Highway…