{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-814.6a","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 814.6A","heading":"Pro se filings by defendant currently represented by counsel.","body":"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.\n2. This section does not prohibit a defendant from proceeding without the assistance of counsel.\n3. A defendant currently represented by counsel may file the following pro se documents:\na. A pro se motion seeking disqualification of the counsel, which a court may grant upon a showing of good cause.\nb. A pro se notice of appeal.\nc. A pro se response to a motion to withdraw pursuant to rule of appellate procedure 6.1005.","path":["Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE (Ch. 687 - 916)","Chapter 814 - APPEALS FROM THE DISTRICT COURT"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/814.6A.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:19Z","sha256":"137944d32a0743aff921462b97b6625777da187d202a200b7d3a7c2851dc5922","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-814.6","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-814.7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}