State of Iowa
v.
Michelle Katherine Stockman
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Michelle Katherine Stockman
Attorney for the Appellee
Timothy M. Hau, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Robert P. Ranschau, Assistant Appellate Defender
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Howard County, Alan T. Heavens, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Greer, P.J., Badding, J., and Blane, S.J. Opinion by Blane, S.J. (16 pages)
Michelle Stockman appeals the denial of her motion to suppress evidence seized during execution of a federal search warrant. OPINION HOLDS: Applying a Fourth Amendment analysis to the search warrant issued by a federal magistrate judge and primarily executed by federal agents, under the facts and circumstances of this case, the search of Stockman’s purse and of her person at jail were lawful and her motion to suppress was properly denied.