Iowa Supreme Court · No. 23-0964
State of Iowa v. Hope Jennifer Clark
Decided May 23, 2025 · appeal from Des Moines County · Criminal
What the court decided
AI summary A driver challenged a conviction for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. The court affirmed the lower court's decision, finding there was enough evidence for the conviction and that certain evidence regarding a dispatcher's report and the driver's refusal to take a test was allowed. This means the original conviction stands.1
Result: Decision of Court of Appeals and District Court Judgment Affirmed
The court’s own summary
Hope Jennifer Clark seeks further review of the court of appeals opinion affirming her conviction of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. The court of appeals determined that there was sufficient evidence to support her conviction, the district court did not err in allowing the State to introduce evidence of a dispatcher’s report of a reckless driver, and the district court properly denied her motion to suppress evidence regarding her refusal to submit to testing because she was not denied her statutory right to contact her attorney after reaching the jail. Clark seeks further review.
Holding: A defendant convicted of operating while intoxicated seeks further review of a court of appeals decision affirming her conviction. Decision of Court of Appeals and District Court Judgment Affirmed.
Judges
- Written by Chief Justice Susan Christensen
Iowa Code it cites
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