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State of Iowa
v.
Danah Renee Kleppe
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Danah Renee Kleppe
Attorney for the Appellee
Genevieve Reinkoester, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Jeffrey L. Powell
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Muscatine County, Gary P. Strausser, District Associate Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Schumacher, P.J., Ahlers, J., and Carr, S.J. Opinion by Schumacher, P.J. (9 pages)
Danah Kleppe appeals her conviction for operating while intoxicated. Kleppe claims the district court should have granted her motion to suppress. She asserts that an officer did not have probable cause to stop her vehicle because the evidence does not show that she committed a traffic violation. OPINION HOLDS: Kleppe turned left at two intersections without signaling. We find that because of the presence of another vehicle at one intersection, the proximity of the officer, and the totality of the circumstances, the officer had reasonable suspicion to stop Kleppe’s vehicle. We affirm the district court.
