State of Iowa
v.
Robert William Hampton
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Robert William Hampton
Attorney for the Appellee
Louis S. Sloven, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Mary K. Conroy, Assistant Appellate Defender
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Bremer County, Peter B. Newell, District Associate Judge. CONVICTION VACATED AND REMANDED. Considered by Vogel, C.J., and Vaitheswaran and McDonald, JJ. Opinion by McDonald, J. (8 pages)
Robert Hampton appeals his conviction and sentence for possession of methamphetamine. He challenges the constitutionality of various portions of his traffic stop. OPINION HOLDS: The traffic stop violated Hampton’s constitutional rights. Hampton consented to a weapons search, but the search went beyond the scope of a weapons search when the deputy manipulated the contents of Hampton’s pocket and removed an item. The district court erred in denying a motion to suppress.
