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State of Iowa
v.
Thomas Russell Domenig
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Thomas Russell Domenig
Attorney for the Appellee
Katie Krickbaum, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Robert P. Ranschau, Assistant Appellate Defender
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Jeffrey D. Farrell and Scott D. Rosenberg, Judges. AFFIRMED. Considered by Mullins, P.J., Greer, J., and Carr, S.J. Opinion by Carr, S.J. (5 pages)
Thomas Domenig appeals his conviction for possession of methamphetamine, second offense. OPINION HOLDS: We affirm the denial of Domenig’s motion to suppress the items found during the search of his vehicle because the search fell under the automobile exception to the warrant requirement. Domenig’s agreement to a trial on the minutes of evidence and immediate sentencing waived his challenge to the sufficiency of the trial court’s fact findings and its failure to rule on a pro se motion to dismiss.
