Section 665.12 - Indictment not barred.

IA Code § 665.12 (2019) (N/A)
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665.12 Indictment not barred.

The punishment for a contempt constitutes no bar to an indictment, but if the offender is indicted and convicted for the same offense, the court, in passing sentence, must take into consideration the punishment before inflicted.

[C51, §1607; R60, §2697; C73, §3500; C97, §4469; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12551; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §665.12]