Supreme Court of Iowa

State of Iowa v. Tyre Dewayne Brown

January 24, 2025

Summary

The Iowa Supreme Court affirmed the district court’s denial of the motion to suppress, holding that the extension of the traffic stop was permissible under the shared‑knowledge doctrine and the officer had reasonable suspicion from a observed drug transaction; the alleged odor of marijuana was not proven and therefore did not create a separate basis for the stop.