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STATE v. LEWIS

No. 02-1105.

675 N.W.2d 516 (2004)

STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. Melvin Haywood LEWIS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

February 25, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Linda Del Gallo, State Appellate Defender, and Martha J. Lucey, Assistant State Appellate Defender, for appellant.

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

WIGGINS, Justice.

This appeal involves a decision by the district court overruling Melvin Lewis's motion to suppress evidence obtained through a warrantless search of his fenced backyard and enclosed rear porch. At trial, Lewis was found guilty of the charge of possession of marijuana in violation of Iowa Code section 124.401(5) (1999). On appeal, he challenges the trial court's suppression ruling as well as the court's imposition of a $125 law enforcement initiative...

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