State of Iowa
v.
Raul Casillas Martinez
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Raul Casillas Martinez
Attorney for the Appellee
Zachary Miller, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Priscilla E. Forsyth
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Crawford County, John D. Ackerman, Judge. REVERSED AND REMANDED. Heard by Vaitheswaran, P.J., and Tabor and Badding, JJ. Opinion by Badding, J. (13 pages)
Raul Martinez appeals his convictions for specified unlawful activity, two counts of possession of methamphetamine with intent to deliver, and failure to affix a drug-tax stamp. He argues the district court abused its discretion by overruling his hearsay objections to the admission of an investigative report written by law enforcement and a search warrant application, and their admission violated his constitutional right to confrontation. OPINION HOLDS: Finding the violation of Martinez’s right to confrontation was not harmless, we reverse his convictions on counts one, two, three, and five, and we remand for a new trial on those counts.
