Iowa Code 814.7 – Ineffective assistance claim on appeal in a criminal case
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Terms Used In Iowa Code 814.7
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
814.7 Ineffective assistance claim on appeal in a criminal case.
An ineffective assistance of counsel claim in a criminal case shall be determined by filing
an application for postconviction relief pursuant to chapter 822. The claim need not be raised on direct appeal from the criminal proceedings in order to preserve the claim for postconviction relief purposes, and the claim shall not be decided on direct appeal from the criminal proceedings.
2004 Acts, ch 1017, §2; 2019 Acts, ch 140, §31
An ineffective assistance of counsel claim in a criminal case shall be determined by filing
an application for postconviction relief pursuant to chapter 822. The claim need not be raised on direct appeal from the criminal proceedings in order to preserve the claim for postconviction relief purposes, and the claim shall not be decided on direct appeal from the criminal proceedings.
2004 Acts, ch 1017, §2; 2019 Acts, ch 140, §31