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The Iowa Supreme Court finds police did not have to constitutionally justify conversation with stopped DUI driver

Pretextual stops are minor violation or equipment stops for which there is an ulterior law enforcement reason. Pretextual stops shake confid

The Iowa Supreme Court examined whether a motorist who breaks a traffic law may be stopped if the officer was motivated by "investigati

After an officer has conducted a Cedar Rapids or Iowa City traffic stop, they are on the lookout for multiple signs that will escalate the s

Officers constantly look for purportedly impaired drivers. They use traffic violations to justify stops to smell, hear, and see how alcohol

Meyers decision stands for proposition that a confirmatory drug test of a urine sample is required to try and convict a defendant of the con