State v. Castillo

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that now rule 2.5(3) “does not require the State to call every witness whose name is endorsed” on the trial information and minutes
• deposition testimony used at trial satisfied confrontation clause requirements and was properly admitted when defendant “opened the door” by introducing excerpts of it or when witness was “unavailable” for trial
• “The main and essential purpose of confrontation is to secure for the opponent the opportunity of cross- examination.” (quoting 5 Wigmore, Wigmore on Evidence (1940) § 1395, at 123)

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

7 cases in this archive cite this case.

• State v. Coy
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1986-12-17· cited 32×
• State v. Shipley
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 2008-07-18· cited 30×
• State v. Holland
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1986-06-18· cited 27×
• State v. Wright
  Court of Appeals of Iowa· 1985-08-29· cited 4×
• State Of Iowa Vs. Bradley Dale Shipley
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 2008-07-18
• State of Iowa v. Michael Allen Zaoni, Jr.
  Court of Appeals of Iowa· 2025-10-01
• State of Iowa v. Lynn Melvin Lindaman
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 2025-12-23

Cites

10 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Chambers v. Mississippi
  Supreme Court· 1973-02-21· cited 5,756×
• Pointer v. Texas
  Supreme Court· 1965-04-05· cited 4,761×
• Barber v. Page
  Supreme Court· 1968-04-29· cited 1,846×
• Sims v. State
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1980-08-27· cited 79×
• State v. Davis
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1978-08-30· cited 35×
• State v. Parker
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1967-06-06· cited 28×
• State v. Carney
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1975-12-17· cited 21×
• State v. Marchellino
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1981-04-16· cited 20×
• State v. Houston
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1968-04-09· cited 17×
• State v. Strable
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1981-12-23· cited 17×