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Supreme Court of Iowa· 5/19/2006

State v. Simmons

Citations

  • 714 N.W.2d 264
  • 2006 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 69
  • 2006 WL 1359334

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • concluding that exigency justified the warrantless search of an apartment where an officer with expertise in clandestine meth labs smelled odor consistent with ongoing meth production
  • stating that to prove a breach of duty, a postconviction applicant must establish counsel did not act as a “reasonably competent practitioner” would have acted
  • deciding that the public safety exception applied when an officer entered a home that was a suspected meth lab, detected a strong odor of 15 anhydrous ammonia, pointed his gun at the defendant, and asked him if there was an active meth lab
  • stating “[biased on [an officer’s] training and experience, coupled with the distinct odor of anhydrous ammonia and the lack of household uses for it, we find the officers had probable cause to believe the occupants of the apartment were engaged in criminal activity”
  • stating “[b]ased on [an officer’s] training and experience, coupled with the distinct odor of anhydrous ammonia and the lack of household uses for it, we find the officers had probable cause to believe the occupants of the apartment were engaged in criminal activity”
  • “If substantially the same evidence is in the record, erroneously admitted evidence is not considered prejudicial.” (quoting State v. Deases, 518 N.W.2d 784, 791 (Iowa 1994))

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Judges: Wiggins

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