State of Iowa
v.
Russell Gentry, Jr.
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Russell Gentry, Jr.
Attorney for the Appellee
Thomas E. Bakke, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
C. Aron Vaughn
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Marshall County, James C. Ellefson, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Tabor, P.J., and Mullins and Bower, JJ. Opinion by Bower, J. (6 pages)
Russell Gentry Jr. appeals his convictions for possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, failure to affix a drug tax stamp, and driving while barred. OPINION HOLDS: We conclude an officer’s observations, both by visual estimation and pacing, support a rational inference Gentry was exceeding the speed limit and this gave the officer probable cause to stop the vehicle. We affirm the district court’s decision denying Gentry’s motion to suppress.