Iowa Supreme Court · No. 22-1531
State of Iowa v. Morgan Marie McMickle
Decided February 9, 2024 · appeal from Boone County · Criminal
What the court decided
AI summary The dispute concerned whether law enforcement violated a person's constitutional rights by obtaining a search warrant for blood test results instead of using implied consent laws. The court reversed a lower court's decision regarding the suppression of the blood test and statements made during the investigation. This means the case must be sent back to the lower court for further proceedings.1
Result: REVERSED AND REMANDED
The court’s own summary
The State was granted discretionary review of the district court’s order granting the defendant’s motion to suppress her blood test results obtained pursuant to a search warrant. The court found it was a violation of defendant’s due process and equal protection rights for law enforcement to obtain a search warrant rather than invoking implied consent.
Holding: Discretionary review of a district court order granting a defendant’s motion to suppress evidence of a chemical breath test and statements made during the course of an OWI investigation. REVERSED AND REMANDED.
Judges
- Written by Justice Christopher McDonald
- Trial judge: Stephen A. Owen, Boone County
Iowa Code it cites
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