State of Iowa
v.
Nathan Skeries
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Nathan Skeries
Attorney for the Appellee
Thomas J. Ogden, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Robert A. Nadding II and Charles P. Pritchard Jr.
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Gregory D. Brandt, District Associate Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Vogel, C.J., Mullins, J., and Carr, S.J. Opinion by Carr, S.J. (4 pages)
On appeal from his conviction for operating while intoxicated, Nathan Skeries challenges the denial of his motion to suppress evidence obtained during the traffic stop of his vehicle. OPINION HOLDS: The officer had reasonable suspicion to initiate a traffic stop and investigate whether a traffic offense was being committed based on his belief that the lights on Skeries’s vehicle did not illuminate the road sufficiently under Iowa Code section 321.409(1)(b) (2018). The officer also had reasonable suspicion to stop Skeries to investigate whether he was operating while intoxicated.