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Case No. 21-1062

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State of Iowa
v.
Brian Joseph Lavenz

Appellee

State of Iowa

Appellant

Brian Joseph Lavenz

Attorney for the Appellee

Thomas J. Ogden, Assistant Attorney General

Attorney for the Appellant

Christopher A. Clausen

Court of Appeals

Court of Appeals Opinion

Opinion Number:
21-1062
Date Published:
Feb 08, 2023
Summary

            Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Black Hawk County, Melissa Anderson-Seeber and Andrea J. Dryer, Judges.  AFFIRMED.  Considered by Vaitheswaran, P.J., Tabor, J., and Doyle, S.J.  Opinion by Doyle, S.J.  (9 pages)

            Brian Lavenz appeals his convictions and sentences for possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine) with intent to deliver and failure to affix a drug tax stamp.  OPINION HOLDS: I. We affirm the denial of the motion to suppress evidence seized during the search of the vehicle’s backseat and a locked bag in the trunk.  II. Because the court properly exercised its sentencing discretion, we affirm the sentences imposed.

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