State v. Jones

LARSON, Justice.

Nicholas W. Jones was convicted of four driving offenses and appealed, claiming error in the denial of his motion to suppress based on an allegedly illegal Terry stop. We affirm.

I. Facts and Proceedings.

A Manly, Iowa, police officer observed a white Chevrolet Blazer and a red car parked in an alley. The officer recognized the red car as belonging to a woman he knew, Mary Rourk, but he did not recognize the white Blazer. He requested information from the police dispatcher, who reported that the Blazer was owned by a Daniel Rial, whose driver’s license was under suspension.

The…