Iowa Code
Iowa Code § 814.29 (2026)
Guilty pleas — challenges
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If a defendant challenges a guilty plea based on an alleged defect in the plea proceedings, the plea shall not be vacated unless the defendant demonstrates that the defendant more likely than not would not have pled guilty if the defect had not occurred. The burden applies whether the challenge is made through a motion in arrest of judgment or on appeal. Any provision in the Iowa rules of criminal procedure that are inconsistent with this section shall have no legal effect. 2019 Acts, ch 140, §33
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Cited in 28
cases (28 in the last 5 years), 2021–2026 · leading case: State of Iowa v. Shannon Paige Hightower (Iowa 2024).
State of Iowa v. Shannon Paige Hightower (Iowa 2024). “Iowa Code § 814.29 (2021). Hightower offers three reasons why section 814.”
State of Iowa v. Chad A. Bradford (Iowa Ct. App. 2022). “On this record, we determine reversal of the conviction pursuant to Iowa Code section 814.29 is not required. A. Good Cause We must determine whether Bradford has good cause to appeal.”
State of Iowa v. Randy Lee Merten II (Iowa Ct. App. 2026). “See Iowa Code § 814.29 (“If a defendant challenges a guilty plea based on an alleged defect in the plea proceedings, the plea shall not be vacated unless the defendant demonstrates that the defendant more likely than not would not have pled guilty if the defect had not occurred.”
State of Iowa v. Mathew Gregory Andrew Whitten (Iowa Ct. App. 2024). “” Iowa Code § 814.29 . On appeal, Whitten never argues he would not have pleaded guilty but for his alleged defects.”
State of Iowa v. John Robert Grafton (Iowa Ct. App. 2025). “” Iowa Code § 814.29 . Because Grafton made no such showing, the State believes his claim on this issue should fail.”
State of Iowa v. David J. Treptow (Iowa 2021). “The State maintains that Treptow has not shown good cause and that, as a result, this court should not decide the straightforward legal issue raised by Treptow but should instead send the case off to a district court for an action in postconviction relief.”
State of Iowa v. David J. Treptow (Iowa 2021). “The State maintains that Treptow has not shown good cause and that, as a result, this court should not decide the straightforward legal issue raised by Treptow but should instead send the case off to a district court for an action in postconviction relief.”
State of Iowa v. David J. Treptow (Iowa 2021). “The State maintains that Treptow has not shown good cause and that, as a result, this court should not decide the straightforward legal issue raised by Treptow but should instead send the case off to a district court for an action in postconviction relief.”
State of Iowa v. Michelle Renee Evans (Iowa Ct. App. 2024). “Iowa Code § 814.29 . Because Evans makes no claim that she would not have pleaded guilty if she had been informed that the court could impose consecutive sentences, we affirm her guilty pleas.”
State of Iowa v. Blessing Timothy Toe (Iowa Ct. App. 2025). “” Iowa Code § 814.29 ; Hightower, 8 N.W.3d at 541 (rejecting due process challenge to statute).”
State of Iowa v. Daniel Welchs Doyen (Iowa Ct. App. 2025). “And the State directs us to Iowa Code section 814.29, asserting we cannot vacate the plea under this record in any event.”
State of Iowa v. Kyle Jaymez Bigbear (Iowa Ct. App. 2025). “9, provide for a fine, Bigbear did not face a fine if he stipulated to the habitual-offender 2 Iowa Code section 814.29 prohibits vacating a guilty plea based on an alleged defect in the plea proceedings “unless the defendant demonstrates that the defendant more likely than not…”
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