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Iowa Code § 816.1 Conviction or acquittal — when a bar.
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A conviction or acquittal by a judgment upon a verdict shall bar another prosecution for the same offense, notwithstanding a defect in form or substance in the indictment on which the conviction or acquittal took place. [R60, §4719; C73, §4364; C97, §5339; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § …
Iowa Code § 816.2 Prosecutions barred.
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When a defendant has been convicted or acquitted upon an indictment for an offense consisting of different degrees, the conviction or acquittal shall be a bar to another indictment for the same offense charged in the former or for any lower degree of that offense, or for an offen…
Iowa Code § 816.3 Exceptions — limitation.
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A prosecution is not barred: 1. By a former prosecution before a court which lacked jurisdiction over the defendant or the offense. 2. By a former prosecution procured by the defendant without the knowledge of a prosecuting officer authorized to commence a prosecution for the max…
Iowa Code § 816.4 Trial of former jeopardy issue.
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When the defendant’s only plea to the indictment is a former conviction or acquittal, the order of trial prescribed in rule of criminal procedure 2.19 shall be reversed, and the defendant shall first offer evidence in support of the defense. [R60, §4787; C73, §4422; C97, §5374; C…