State v. Garner

NEUMAN, Justice.

This appeal asks us to decide whether a motorist may be adjudicated an habitual offender when only one driving incident triggers four separate convictions for driving under suspension. Like the district court, we think Iowa Code section 321.-555(1) (1989) permits such a result. We therefore affirm.

In March 1988, defendant Steven Garner was stopped for driving with an improper headlight. A check of his record revealed that his driving privileges were suspended.

In fact, Garner was subject to four different suspension orders — one for a “serious violation,” and three for…