Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 814.8 (2026)

Duties of prosecuting attorney

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1. When an appeal is taken or an application made by the state or the defendant the prosecuting attorney shall promptly prepare and deliver to the attorney general so much of the proceedings as are material to the proper disposition of the matter.

2. When a notice of appeal or application has been filed by an adverse party, the prosecuting attorney shall immediately furnish the attorney general with a copy of said notice. [C97, §301; SS15, §301; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §13999; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §793.7; C79, 81, §814.8] Referred to in §331.756(67) \n

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1981–1981 · leading case: Jensen v. State, 312 N.W.2d 581 (Iowa 1981).

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Jensen v. State, 312 N.W.2d 581 (Iowa 1981). · cites it 4× “I would hold the notice of appeal was intended to challenge the trial court's rulings on the defendant's post-trial motions, that it sufficiently complied with section 814.8, thus timely, and address the appeal on its merits.”

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