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Case No. 20-1232

State of Iowa
v.
Stephone Ann Kriens

Appellee

State of Iowa

Appellant

Stephone Ann Kriens

Attorney for the Appellee

Louis S. Sloven, Assistant Attorney General

Attorney for the Appellant

Bradley M. Bender, Assistant Appellate Defender

Court of Appeals

Court of Appeals Opinion

Opinion Number:
20-1232
Date Published:
Nov 03, 2021
Summary

            Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Brendan E. Greiner, District Associate Judge.  AFFIRMED.  Considered by Bower, C.J., and Vaitheswaran and Schumacher, JJ.  Opinion by Bower, C.J. (7 pages)

            Stephone Kriens appeals from her convictions for operating while intoxicated, third offense, and tampering with or circumventing an ignition interlock device.  She asserts her motion to suppress was wrongly rejected and the court abused its sentencing discretion.  OPINION HOLDS: The vehicle stop was supported by reasonable suspicion of unlawful activity so the motion to suppress was properly denied.  The court provided adequate reasons for imposing consecutive sentences.  We affirm.

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