State of Iowa v. Jesus Angel Ramirez

I respectfully dissent. The court should have suppressed the evidence obtained in Iowa for use in an Iowa court.

The majority bases its opinion on cases that subscribe to the reverse silver-platter doctrine. The majority finds these cases persuasive. However, in finding these cases persuasive, the majority fails to examine the underpinnings of the silver-platter doctrine as originally established and abandoned by the federal courts. The majority also fails to reconcile its position with the reasons why we apply the exclusionary rule in Iowa. In Iowa, we should not decide an issue by color…