801.3 General purposes. The provisions of the Iowa code of criminal procedure shall be liberally construed to give effect to the general purposes thereof, which shall be to provide for: 1. Simplicity in criminal procedure.2. Fairness in administration of the criminal laws.3. Elimination of unjustifiable delay in pretrial, trial, and post-trial proceedings.4. Just determination of every criminal proceeding by a fair and impartial trial and review.5. The effective apprehension and trial of persons suspected of committing public offenses without violation of fundamental human rights. [C79, 81, §801.3] Sat Dec 23 12:33:14 2023 Iowa Code 2024, Section 801.3 (15, 0)
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