Opinion ID: 1312684
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Heading: Evidence Concerning Tires Removed From Defendant's Motor Vehicle.

Text: Within a few days of the commission of the crime, police officers asked the defendant if he would consent to the removal of the tires from his motor vehicle as an aid in their investigation. The record reflects that defendant agreed to that request conditioned only upon the officers providing suitable replacement tires. When the replacement tires were supplied, the defendant bickered somewhat as to their quality but did not articulate either expressly or impliedly a rejection of the acts of the officers in taking possession of the tires that had been on his motor vehicle. Defendant now urges that the consent to take the tires was nullified ab initio because in fact the replacement tires were not of a satisfactory condition. We believe that the defendant's argument on this point must fail on two grounds. First, the district court found against the defendant on the facts surrounding the quality of the replacement tires. Second, defendant without question knew the purpose for which the officers were taking the tires. In order to revoke his consent to the taking for that purpose, once given, he was required to clearly inform the appropriate official that the initial consent had been limited, withdrawn, or revoked. State v. Stanford, 474 N.W.2d 573, 575 (Iowa 1991). Any attempt to rescind the consent after investigation revealed that the tires were critical evidence in the pending criminal investigation would be ineffective. See State v. Myer, 441 N.W.2d 762, 765-66 (Iowa 1989).