State of Iowa
v.
David Paul Pinney
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
David Paul Pinney
Attorney for the Appellee
Kelli Huser, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Priscilla E. Forsyth
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
18-0032
Date Published:
Feb 06, 2019
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Woodbury County, Duane E. Hoffmeyer, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Vogel, C.J., and Vaitheswaran and McDonald, JJ. Opinion by McDonald, J. (8 pages)
David Pinney appeals his convictions for two counts of possession of a controlled substance and one count of unlawful possession of a prescription drug. OPINION HOLDS: The search of Pinney’s person was a lawful search incident to his arrest for an unrelated offense. His conviction for unlawful possession of a prescription drug does not merge into one of his convictions for possession of a controlled substance.
