{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-816.1","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 816.1","heading":"Conviction or acquittal — when a bar.","body":"A conviction or acquittal by a judgment upon a verdict shall bar another prosecution for the same offense, notwithstanding a defect in form or substance in the indictment on which the conviction or acquittal took place.","path":["Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE (Ch. 687 - 916)","Chapter 816 - DOUBLE JEOPARDY"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/816.1.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:19Z","sha256":"18bbee72397af278d3a783889e4ea6b14dcb8036b05a543a8a2d2628ab5f276c","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-815.15","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-816.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}