STATE v. ROTH

No. 63741.

305 N.W.2d 501 (1981)

STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. Gary Joseph ROTH, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

May 13, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jody A. Dible and Paul D. Miller, Woodbury County Public Defenders, for appellant.

Thomas J. Miller, Atty. Gen., John P. Messina and Douglas F. Staskal, Asst. Attys. Gen., and Patrick C. McCormick, Woodbury County Atty., for appellee.

Considered en banc.


UHLENHOPP, Justice.

This appeal presents the issue of the constitutionality of inventorying the contents of a motor vehicle which Woodbury County sheriff's personnel impounded.

Deputy Sheriff David Amick testified:

Q. In reference to your routine investigations, what is the standard operating procedure for a sheriff or a deputy in Woodbury County in a situation where a motor vehicle is to be transported back to the station after an arrest has been...

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