STATE v. KUUTTILA

No. 19-0283.

965 N.W.2d 484 (2021)

STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. Alan James KUUTTILA, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Filed October 15, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martha J. Lucey , Appellate Defender, and Melinda J. Nye , Assistant Appellate Defender, for appellant.

Thomas J. Miller , Attorney General, and Louis S. Sloven , Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

McDonald, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which Appel, Oxley, and McDermott, JJ., joined. Waterman, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Christensen, C.J., and Mansfield, J., joined.


Alan Kuuttila was convicted of three misdemeanor drug offenses. In this direct appeal, Kuuttila contends the district court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence. Kuuttila argues a sheriff's deputy violated his federal and state constitutional rights to be free from unreasonable...

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