STATE v. RAPENSKE

No. 22-0066.

998 N.W.2d 649 (2023)

STATE of Iowa, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John Anthony RAPENSKE, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Iowa.

Filed August 30, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Becky Wilson of Becky E. Wilson, Attorney, PLLC, Iowa Falls, for appellant.

Brenna Bird , Attorney General, and Olivia D. Brooks , Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Considered by Ahlers, P.J., Badding, J., and Blane, S.J.


This case calls on us to answer the question of whether a second-hand report of erratic driving from a citizen to law enforcement can serve as the basis for a traffic stop. Here's how the issue arises.

A woman driving a vehicle witnessed the vehicle in front of hers being driven erratically. She reported the erratic...

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