STATE v. TORRES

No. 20-1549.

989 N.W.2d 121 (2023)

STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. Santos Rene TORRES, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Filed April 7, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Benjamin D. Bergmann (argued) of Parrish Kruidenier Dunn Boles Gribble Gentry Brown & Bergmann L.L.P., Des Moines, for appellant.

Brenna Bird , Attorney General, Genevieve Reinkoester (argued), Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Waterman, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which Christensen, C.J., and Mansfield, Oxley, and McDermott, JJ., joined. McDonald, J., filed a special concurrence. May, J., took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.


In State v. Abu Youm, 988 N.W.2d 713 (Iowa 2023), decided today, we harmonized Caniglia v. Strom, ___ U.S. ___, 141 S.Ct. 1596, 1599, 209 L.Ed.2d 604 (2021), with precedent allowing police to enter a home without a warrant under exigent circumstances. In this appeal, we determine whether police needed a warrant to...

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