STATE v. REINIER

No. 99-1963.

628 N.W.2d 460 (2001)

STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. Tammy Jo REINIER, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

May 31, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Linda Del Gallo, State Appellate Defender, and David Arthur Adams, Assistant State Appellate Defender, for appellant.

Thomas J. Miller, Attorney General, Kevin Cmelik, Assistant Attorney General, John P. Sarcone, County Attorney, and Stephanie Cox, Assistant County Attorney, for appellee.

Considered en banc.


CADY, Justice.

This case presents the question whether a warrantless entry of a home by police officers based upon a "knock and talk" investigative encounter with the homeowner followed by a full search of the home conducted pursuant to the consent of the homeowner violated the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution and article I, section 8 of the Iowa Constitution. The district court found both the initial entry into the home by police and the subsequent...

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