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State of Iowa
v.
Alexander William Bertrand
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Alexander William Bertrand
Attorney for the Appellee
Louis S. Sloven, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Gary Dickey
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Gregory D. Brandt and Carol L. Coppola, District Associate Judges. AFFIRMED. Considered by Doyle, P.J., and Tabor and Schumacher, JJ. Opinion by Doyle, P.J. (7 pages)
Alexander Bertrand appeals his conviction for operating while intoxicated (OWI), first offense, challenging the denial of his motion to suppress. He maintains his constitutional right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures was violated because there was no probable cause or reasonable suspicion for the traffic stop. OPINION HOLDS: On our de novo review of the facts here, we find there was reasonable suspicion justifying the traffic stop. The district associate court properly overruled Bertrand’s motion to suppress. We affirm Bertrand’s conviction for first-offense OWI.
