Rule 2.4 – Indictment

by | May 13, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Iowa

2. 4(1)Defined. An indictment is an accusation in writing, found and presented by a grand jury legally impaneled and sworn to the court in which it is impaneled, charging that the person named therein has committed an indictable public offense.2. 4(2)Use of...

Rule 2.3 – The grand jury

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2. 3(1)Drawing grand jurors. At such times as prescribed by the chief judge of the district court in the public interest, the names of the twelve persons constituting the panel of the grand jury shall be placed by the clerk in a container, and after thoroughly mixing...

Rule 2.2 – Proceedings before the magistrate

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2. 2(1)Initial appearance of defendant. An officer making an arrest with or without a warrant shall take the arrested person without unnecessary delay before a committing magistrate as provided by rule 2.27. When a person arrested without a warrant is brought before a...