Explore 7 totality of the circumstances test court cases in Iowa. AI-powered summaries, key holdings, and legal analysis.
Iowa Supreme Court: Coerced Consent Invalidates Warrantless Home Search
State of Iowa v. Lynn Melvin Lindaman, decided by Iowa Supreme Court on December 23, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Iowa Supreme Court reviewed the denial of a motion to suppress evide...
Iowa Supreme Court Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search
State of Iowa v. Pat Grant Kepner, decided by Iowa Supreme Court on November 14, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Iowa Supreme Court affirmed the trial court's decision to deny the defen...
Iowa Supreme Court: Prolonged Traffic Stop Unconstitutional, Reverses Drug Conviction
State of Iowa v. Kevin Dwayne Woods, Jr., decided by Iowa Supreme Court on June 27, 2025, resulted in a reversed outcome. The Iowa Supreme Court reviewed a defendant's conviction for possession of a c...
Iowa Court of Appeals Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Informant Tip
David James Hanson, Magistrate., decided by Iowa Supreme Court on April 18, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, David James Hanson, appealed a district court's denial of his moti...
Iowa Supreme Court: Defendant's statements were voluntary
Brandon Daniel Ruiz v. State of Iowa, decided by Iowa Supreme Court on March 14, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Iowa Supreme Court addressed whether a defendant's statements made durin...
Iowa Supreme Court: Confession Voluntary Despite Defendant's Intellectual Disability
Elizabeth Bright v. State of Iowa, decided by Iowa Supreme Court on March 14, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Iowa Supreme Court considered whether a defendant's confession was voluntar...
Iowa Supreme Court Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Probable Cause
State of Iowa v. Ewaun Connor Gardner Jr., decided by Iowa Supreme Court on March 14, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Iowa Supreme Court affirmed the trial court's denial of the defenda...
CaseLawBrief currently tracks 7 totality of the circumstances test cases from courts in Iowa. New cases are added as opinions are published.
Courts deciding totality of the circumstances test cases in Iowa include: iowa (7 cases).
Outcome breakdown: Defendant Win: 6, Reversed: 1.