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State of Iowa
v.
Nicholas Alexander Sinclair
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Nicholas Alexander Sinclair
Attorney for the Appellee
Olivia D. Brooks, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Sydney N. Ross
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Gregory D. Brandt, District Associate Judge. AFFIRMED. Heard by Bower, C.J., and Greer and Chicchelly, JJ. Opinion by Greer, J. (9 pages)
Nicholas Sinclair challenges the denial of his motion to suppress following his conviction for operating while intoxicated. OPINION HOLDS: Because the stopping officer had specific and articulable facts to support a reasonable belief that Sinclair was involved in criminal activity based on the location of his vehicle in a gated community around the time of two 911 calls reporting a woman “freaking out” and there were no other vehicles in the area that matched the description, we affirm.
