Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 822.6A (2026)

Underlying trial court record part of application

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The underlying trial court record containing the conviction for which an applicant seeks postconviction relief, as well as the court file containing any previous application filed by the applicant relating to the same conviction, shall automatically become part of the record in a claim for postconviction relief under this chapter. 2019 Acts, ch 45, §2

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 7 cases (7 in the last 5 years), 2021–2026 · leading case: Martin Shane Moon v. State of Iowa (Iowa Ct. App. 2021).

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Martin Shane Moon v. State of Iowa (Iowa Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 4× “Iowa Code section 822.6A (2019)5 specifically provides that “[t]he underlying trial court record containing the conviction for which an applicant seeks postconviction relief, as well as the court file containing any previous application filed by the applicant relating to the…”

Edward Lee Williams v. State of Iowa (Iowa Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 3× “§ 822.6A. The PCR court granted the State’s motion for summary dismissal.”

Robert Earl Carter v. State of Iowa (Iowa Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 3× “§ 822.6A. He also stressed that his DNA- profiling application was “closely related” to his PCR application.”

Jack Lewis Good v. State of Iowa (Iowa Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 2× “Good argues that Iowa Code section 822.6A, which took effect while his application is pending and automatically makes the underlying criminal file part of the record in a postconviction-relief proceeding, does not apply.”

Dwight Tyrone McCall v. State of Iowa (Iowa Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 2× “Section 822.6A provides: The underlying trial court record containing the conviction for which an applicant seeks postconviction relief, as well as the court file containing any previous application filed by the applicant relating to the same conviction, .”

Jason Leroy Huddleston v. State of Iowa (Iowa Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 2× “While the underlying criminal record automatically becomes part of the record of a PCR proceeding under section 822.6A, litigants on appeal must still use the combined certificate to order transcripts following a notice of appeal.”

State of Iowa v. John Walter Spooner (Iowa Ct. App. 2026). · cites it 2× “Documents or filings from other cases when required by law, including Iowa Code section 822.6A involving claims of postconviction relief.”

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