Iowa Supreme Court hears STUPIDNESS

999yards said
Yes I read it and yes I think it was the wrong call. Judges will make rulings like that so that a higher court will clarify the states interpretation of, in this case, what being in public means. Evidently there was some debate about being in public within the lower court and the district court either did not want to define it or felt it best if a higher court difines it.

We had this same thing happening in our little town.
Cops rolling up on cookouts and porch parties and giving out
tickets for open container.
They ticketed a buddy and his wife for sitting in their garage and partaking
said any drinking that could be seen from the street was open container
and possible public intox.