691.4 Copy of finding to defendant.
The county attorney shall give the accused person, or the accused person’s attorney, after an indictment or county attorney’s information has been returned, a copy of each report of the findings of the criminalistics laboratory conducted in the investigation of the indictable criminal charge against the accused person at the time of arraignment, or if such report is received after arraignment, upon receipt, whether or not such findings are to be used in evidence against the accused person. If such report is not given to the accused or the accused person’s attorney at least four days prior to trial, such fact shall be grounds for a continuance.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, §749A.4; C79, 81, §691.4]
Referred to in §331.756(65)
Structure Iowa Code
Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE
Chapter 691 - STATE CRIMINALISTICS LABORATORY AND MEDICAL EXAMINER
Section 691.1 - Laboratory created.
Section 691.2 - Presumption of qualification — evidence — testimony.
Section 691.3 - Commissioner to make rules.
Section 691.4 - Copy of finding to defendant.
Section 691.5 - State medical examiner.
Section 691.6 - Duties of state medical examiner.
Section 691.6A - Deputy state medical examiner — creation and duties.
Section 691.6B - Interagency coordinating council.
Section 691.6C - State medical examiner advisory council.
Section 691.7 - Commissioner to accept federal or private grants.