STATE v. JACKSON

No. 65874.

315 N.W.2d 766 (1982)

STATE of Iowa, Appellant, v. Louis JACKSON, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

February 17, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eugene J. Kopecky, Linn County Atty., and Mona Knoll, Asst. County Atty., for appellant.

Louis Jackson, pro se.

Considered by REYNOLDSON, C.J., and HARRIS, McCORMICK, ALLBEE, and McGIVERIN, JJ.


HARRIS, Justice.

The State appeals with permission from a trial court ruling which sustained defendant's motion to suppress. By that ruling the State would be prohibited from offering evidence showing the defendant had no valid driver's license. The challenged evidence was obtained after the driver had been stopped in the mistaken belief his car had no proper registration. We reverse the trial court.

Defendant's car was stopped by a sheriff's deputy because...

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