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State of Iowa
v.
Robert James Cook
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Robert James Cook
Attorney for the Appellee
Thomas E. Bakke, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Elizabeth K. Johnson
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Palo Alto County, Ann M. Gales, District Associate Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Bower, C.J., Schumacher, J., and Scott, S.J. Opinion by Scott, S.J. (15 pages)
Robert Cook appeals his conviction of operating while under the influence (OWI). He argues the district court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence allegedly obtained in violation of his constitutional right against unreasonable seizures, statutory rights under Iowa Code section 804.20 (2018), and statutory implied-consent procedures. Alternatively, he claims one of his attorneys was ineffective in waiving his ninety-day speedy-trial right without authority and another of his attorneys was ineffective in stipulating to the admission of certain evidence at trial. OPINION HOLDS: We affirm the denial of Cook’s motion to suppress and find Cook’s attorneys were not ineffective as alleged. We affirm Cook’s conviction of OWI.
