Iowa Supreme Court rejects bid to abolish exception to Fourth Amendment warrant requirement - Nyemaster Goode On Brief

Iowa Supreme Court rejects bid to abolish exception to Fourth Amendment warrant requirement - Nyemaster Goode On Brief

A law enforcement officer making a roadside stop is legally allowed to search a vehicle without a warrant under an “automobile exception” to the protection against unreasonable searches and seizures granted by the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and separately under the Iowa Constitution. That exception, recognized by the United States Supreme Court and retained by most states, is based on the reasoning that there is a lower expectatio…