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STATE v. CHRISTOPHER

No. 06-0256.

757 N.W.2d 247 (2008)

STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. Christopher Leon CHRISTOPHER, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

September 12, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark C. Smith, State Appellate Defender, and Stephan J. Japuntich, Assistant State Appellate Defender, until withdrawal, and then Benjamin D. Bergmann of Parrish Kruidenier Dunn Boles Gribble Cook Parrish Gentry & Fisher, L.L.P., Des Moines, for appellant.

Thomas J. Miller, Attorney General, Karen Doland, Assistant Attorney General, John P. Sarcone, County Attorney and Celene Gogerty, Assistant County Attorney, for appellee.

STREIT, Justice.

An off-duty police officer observed Christopher L. Christopher driving while barred. Five weeks later, the officer arrested Christopher for the offense. The officer did not have a warrant. Drugs were found in Christopher's pockets. The district court denied Christopher's motion to suppress. Because neither the state nor federal constitution requires a warrantless arrest be made with reasonable promptness after an offense is committed in the officer...

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