Representing Yourself in Court as a Pro Se Defendant

Please Note

This page is intended for defendants with standalone (not tied to an indictable case) SIMPLE MISDEMEANOR cases that do not have a defense attorney assigned to the case.

Learn more about representing yourself in court. 

Please direct pro se simple misdemeanor discovery requests to:
[email protected] 

Disclaimers:

*Requests for video discovery may take up to 3 weeks or longer depending on the amount of discovery requested, other priority pending requests, and factors beyond the control of the Johnson County Attorney's Office, such as workload and staffing issues with our law enforcement partners. Please understand that we are doing our best to comply with more frequent and voluminous video requests than our resources sometimes permit us to comply. 

*Any discovery is being provided pursuant to Iowa Rules of Criminal Procedure 2.14(1) and (2). Be advised that counsel and/or counsel's agents or employees are prohibited from disseminating discovery containing protected information, as defined in Rule 16.602, Iowa R. of Elec. Pro., to any person, including another party, a witness, the defendant, and a witness or defendant's family, friends, or associates without prior authorization from the Court.