State of Iowa
v.
Jaheim Romaine Cyrus
Jaheim Cyrus seeks further review of the court of appeals’ opinion affirming the district court’s denial of his motion to suppress evidence, arguing he was unlawfully seized when, after a call regarding a “suspicious” car parked on the street, a police officer pulled-up “behind and adjacent to the driver’s side of the car, then shined his directional spotlight on the door.”
Resister
State of Iowa
Applicant
Jaheim Romaine Cyrus
Attorney for the Resister
Genevieve Reinkoester, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Applicant
Josh Irwin, Assistant Appellate Defender
Supreme Court
Oral Argument Schedule
15-15-5
Sep 29, 2023 1:30 PM University of Iowa, College of Law
Briefs
Supreme Court Opinion
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Date Published:
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Brendan E. Greiner and Odell G. McGhee II, District Associate Judges. AFFIRMED. Heard by Bower, C.J., and Greer and Badding, JJ. Opinion by Bower, C.J. (11 pages)
Jaheim Romaine Cyrus appeals the denial of his motion to suppress. OPINION HOLDS: We find the officer did not create a coercive environment constituting an illegal search and affirm the district court’s ruling.