State of Iowa
v.
Dana Lee Despenas
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Dana Lee Despenas
Attorney for the Appellee
Kyle Hanson, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Jesse A. Macro Jr.
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
21-1775
Date Published:
Mar 08, 2023
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Cerro Gordo County, Karen Kaufman Salic, District Associate Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Tabor, P.J., and Schumacher and Chicchelly, JJ. Opinion by Tabor, P.J. (10 pages)
A defendant appeals the district court’s denial of his motion to suppress evidence arising from a traffic stop. OPINION HOLDS: We assume without deciding that the officer made a mistake of fact in stopping the defendant. But because this mistake was objectively reasonable, we affirm.
