STATE v. CARTER

No. 97-0200.

577 N.W.2d 855 (1998)

STATE of Iowa, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James Walter CARTER, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Iowa.

February 25, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joel W. Bittner, Altoona, for appellant.

Thomas J. Miller, Attorney General, Karen Doland, Assistant Attorney General, William R. Byers, County Attorney, and Wayne Reisetter, Assistant County Attorney, for appellee.

Considered by CADY, C.J., and SACKETT and VOGEL, JJ.


SACKETT, Judge.

Defendant-appellant James Walter Carter appeals his conviction of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Defendant, who is hearing impaired, contends he did not knowingly and voluntarily waive his right to a qualified interpreter as provided under Iowa Code section 804.31 and that he was denied the right to call a family member. We affirm.

Defendant was stopped on July 17, 1996, by a state trooper who administered a breath test and, through...

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