State of Iowa
v.
Destiny Brown
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Destiny Brown
Attorney for the Appellee
Richard J. Bennett, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Mary K. Conroy, Assistant Appellate Defender
Supreme Court
Oral Argument Schedule
Non-Oral
Briefs
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Black Hawk County, Brook Jacobsen, District Associate Judge. AFFIRMED. Heard by Mullins, P.J., Vogel, C.J., and Vaitheswaran, Doyle, and Tabor, JJ. Opinion by Mullins, P.J. (10 pages)
Destiny Brown appeals her convictions of two counts of second-offense possession of a controlled substance, contending the district court erred in denying her motion to suppress evidence obtained as a result of a traffic stop. She contends the State failed to meet its burden to prove the continued detention following the initial stop of her vehicle was constitutional. She additionally argues the stopping officer’s failure “to diligently and reasonably investigate the reasonable suspicion for the traffic stop” rendered the continued detention unconstitutional. OPINION HOLDS: We affirm the denial of Brown’s motion to suppress.