21 Iowa opinions name it 2 courts 1979–2025 4 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Iowa courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
State v. Christiansongreen2 sentences2020See State v. Christianson, 627 N.W.2d 910, 912 (Iowa 2001) (noting that under the inevitable-discovery doctrine, “relevant, probative evidence gathered despite Fourth Amendment violations is not constitutionally excluded when the police would have inevitably discovered the same evidence acting properly”). 2020The State tries to save the evidence obtained from the unlawfully-searched cell phone by arguing the seizure of the cell phone can be upheld under the inevitable discovery doctrine, under which “relevant, probative evidence gathered despite Fourth Amendment violations is not constitutionally excluded when the police would have inevitably discovered the same evidence acting properly.” State v. Christianson, 627 N.W.2d 910, 912 (Iowa 2001). | 8 | 8 |
State v. McGranegreen2 sentences2017See State v. McGrane, 733 N.W.2d 671, 681 (Iowa 2007). 17 filing on April 17, 2015, three days after the suppression hearing and before the district court’s ruling on the motion to suppress, which was filed April 20. 2015See McGrane, 733 N.W.2d at 681 . | 4 | 4 |
Nix v. Williamsgreen2 sentences2021The inevitable discovery exception was first embraced by the United States Supreme Court in an Iowa case, Nix v. Williams. 467 U.S. 431 , 104 S. Ct. 2501 (1984). 2021The inevitable discovery exception was first embraced by the United States Supreme Court in an Iowa case, Nix v. Williams. 467 U.S. 431 , 104 S. Ct. 2501 (1984). | 3 | 3 |
Murray v. United Statesgreen2 sentences2007The inevitable discovery doctrine is “an extrapolation from the independent source doctrine: Since the tainted evidence would be admissible if in fact discovered through an independent source, it should be admissible if it inevitably would have been discovered.” Murray, 487 U.S. at 539 , 108 S. Ct. at 2534 , 101 L. 2007The inevitable discovery doctrine is “an extrapolation from the independent source doctrine: Since the tainted evidence would be admissible if in fact discovered through an independent source, it should be admissible if it inevitably would have been discovered.” Murray, 487 U.S. at 539 , 108 S. Ct. at 2534 , 101 L. | 1 | 3 |
State v. Simmonsgreen1 sentence2025See Simmons, 714 N.W.2d at 275–76. | 1 | 1 |
State of Iowa v. Robert Dale Lowe, Jr.green1 sentence2022The court decided the deputy had sufficient probable cause to search the vehicle because of the marijuana odor and given the contraband in the vehicle, “Dorenkamp would have been arrested for possession of controlled substances even if he had not been patted down first.” 9 Betsinger’s challenge here fails on the first step of our analysis. “[I]n order to claim the protection of the Fourth Amendment, a defendant must demonstrate that he personally has an expectation of privacy in the place searched, and that his expectation is reasonable.” Minnesota v. Carter, 525 U.S. 83, 88 (1998); Lowe, 812 | 1 | 1 |
Minnesota v. Cartergreen1 sentence2022The court decided the deputy had sufficient probable cause to search the vehicle because of the marijuana odor and given the contraband in the vehicle, “Dorenkamp would have been arrested for possession of controlled substances even if he had not been patted down first.” 9 Betsinger’s challenge here fails on the first step of our analysis. “[I]n order to claim the protection of the Fourth Amendment, a defendant must demonstrate that he personally has an expectation of privacy in the place searched, and that his expectation is reasonable.” Minnesota v. Carter, 525 U.S. 83, 88 (1998); Lowe, 812 | 1 | 1 |
State v. Vincikgreen1 sentence2020State v. Vincik, 436 N.W.2d 350, 354 (Iowa 1989); see also Hogan v. Kelley, 826 F.3d 1025, 1028 (8th Cir. 2016) (“For [the inevitable discovery doctrine] to apply, the government must prove by a preponderance that there was a reasonable probability that the evidence would have been discovered by lawful means in the 10 absence of police misconduct and that the government was actively pursuing a substantial, alternative line of investigation at the time of the constitutional violation.”). | 1 | 1 |
Laquince Hogan v. Wendy Kelleygreen1 sentence2020State v. Vincik, 436 N.W.2d 350, 354 (Iowa 1989); see also Hogan v. Kelley, 826 F.3d 1025, 1028 (8th Cir. 2016) (“For [the inevitable discovery doctrine] to apply, the government must prove by a preponderance that there was a reasonable probability that the evidence would have been discovered by lawful means in the 10 absence of police misconduct and that the government was actively pursuing a substantial, alternative line of investigation at the time of the constitutional violation.”). | 1 | 1 |
United States v. O'Connellgreen1 sentence2019A search incident to arrest “allows a police officer ‘to search a lawfully arrested individual’s person and the immediately surrounding area without a warrant.’” State v. Christopher, 757 N.W.2d 247, 249 (Iowa 2008)) (quoting United States v. O’Connell, 408 F. Supp.2d 712, 723 (N.D. | 1 | 1 |
State v. Seagergreen1 sentence2019See State v. Seager, 571 N.W.2d 204, 211 (Iowa 1997). | 1 | 1 |
State v. Christophergreen1 sentence2019A search incident to arrest “allows a police officer ‘to search a lawfully arrested individual’s person and the immediately surrounding area without a warrant.’” State v. Christopher, 757 N.W.2d 247, 249 (Iowa 2008)) (quoting United States v. O’Connell, 408 F. Supp.2d 712, 723 (N.D. | 1 | 1 |
State v. Greengreen1 sentence2018See State v. Green, No. 06-2051, 2008 WL 680385, at *5 (Iowa Ct. App. Mar. 14, 2008). | 1 | 1 |
State of Iowa v. Hillary Lee Tylergreen2 sentences2017State v. Tyler, 867 N.W.2d 136, 171 (Iowa 2015). 2017Tyler, 867 N.W.2d at 171 . | 1 | 1 |
State v. Keopasaeuthgreen1 sentence2015State v. Keopasaeuth, 645 N.W.2d 637, 639-40 (Iowa 2002). | 1 | 1 |
Brown v. Illinoisgreen2 sentences1979In Brown v. Illinois, 422 U.S. 590, 599-600 , 95 S.Ct. 2254, 2259-60 , 45 L.Ed.2d 416 , 424—25 (1975), the Court recited the two regularly recognized purposes of the exclusionary rule: deterrence of lawless conduct by the police and protection of judicial integrity. 6 The opponents of the inevitable discovery doctrine claim that it frustrates the deterrence purpose by sanctioning “end runs and shortcuts.” Crews, 389 A.2d at 293-94 ; Castellana, 488 F.2d at 68 ; Pa. Comment, supra at 1143. 1979In Brown v. Illinois, 422 U.S. 590, 599-600 , 95 S.Ct. 2254, 2259-60 , 45 L.Ed.2d 416 , 424—25 (1975), the Court recited the two regularly recognized purposes of the exclusionary rule: deterrence of lawless conduct by the police and protection of judicial integrity. 6 The opponents of the inevitable discovery doctrine claim that it frustrates the deterrence purpose by sanctioning “end runs and shortcuts.” Crews, 389 A.2d at 293-94 ; Castellana, 488 F.2d at 68 ; Pa. Comment, supra at 1143. | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Iowa. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
United States v. Salvatore Castellana A/K/A Sam Castellana
green
1 sentence1979In Brown v. Illinois, 422 U.S. 590, 599-600 , 95 S.Ct. 2254, 2259-60 , 45 L.Ed.2d 416 , 424—25 (1975), the Court recited the two regularly recognized purposes of the exclusionary rule: deterrence of lawless conduct by the police and protection of judicial integrity. 6 The opponents of the inevitable discovery doctrine claim that it frustrates the deterrence purpose by sanctioning “end runs and shortcuts.” Crews, 389 A.2d at 293-94 ; Castellana, 488 F.2d at 68 ; Pa. Comment, supra at 1143. | 1 | 1979–1979 |
United States of America Ex Rel. Jesse Owens v. John J. Twomey, Warden, Illinois State Penitentiary, Joliet Branch
green
1 sentence1979Twomey, 508 F.2d at 865-66 . | 1 | 1979–1979 |
Crews v. United States
green
1 sentence1979In Brown v. Illinois, 422 U.S. 590, 599-600 , 95 S.Ct. 2254, 2259-60 , 45 L.Ed.2d 416 , 424—25 (1975), the Court recited the two regularly recognized purposes of the exclusionary rule: deterrence of lawless conduct by the police and protection of judicial integrity. 6 The opponents of the inevitable discovery doctrine claim that it frustrates the deterrence purpose by sanctioning “end runs and shortcuts.” Crews, 389 A.2d at 293-94 ; Castellana, 488 F.2d at 68 ; Pa. Comment, supra at 1143. | 1 | 1979–1979 |
Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.