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Written pleas

DES MOINES, Iowa — The Iowa Supreme Court ruled that Covid-19-related supervisory orders temporarily allowing written pleas in place of an in-person plea colloquy in criminal cases did not violate due process or the separation of powers.

Read the opinion here.

Categories / Appeals, Briefs, Civil Rights, Criminal

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