State v. Tyler
Annotate this CaseDefendant was convicted of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Defendant appealed the denial of his motion to suppress, arguing that the police officer who stopped his vehicle lacked either reasonable suspicion or probable cause to justify the stop. The officer testified that he observed a violation of Iowa Code 321.37(3), which makes it unlawful for the owner of a vehicle to place a frame around the registration plate that does not permit full view of the license plate numbers and letters, and that violation was the basis for the stop. The Supreme Court reversed, holding that the officer did not have either probable cause or reasonable suspicion to stop Defendant's vehicle, and thus, all evidence obtained in the subsequent stop was inadmissible. Remanded.
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