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Iowa Code § 814.6A: Pro se filings by defendant currently represented by counsel.

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE (Ch. 687 - 916)
  2. Chapter 814 - APPEALS FROM THE DISTRICT COURT

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, a defendant who is currently represented by counsel shall not file any pro se document, including a brief, reply brief, or motion, in any Iowa court. The court shall not consider, and opposing counsel shall not respond to, such pro se filings.

2. This section does not prohibit a defendant from proceeding without the assistance of counsel.

3. A defendant currently represented by counsel may file the following pro se documents:

a. A pro se motion seeking disqualification of the counsel, which a court may grant upon a showing of good cause.

b. A pro se notice of appeal.

c. A pro se response to a motion to withdraw pursuant to rule of appellate procedure 6.1005.

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