816.4  Trial of former jeopardy issue.
  When the defendant’s only plea to the indictment is a former conviction or acquittal, the order of trial prescribed in 
rule of criminal procedure 2.19
 shall be reversed, and the defendant shall first offer evidence in support of the defense.
[R60, §4787; C73, §4422; C97, §5374; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §13855; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §780.14; C79, 81, §816.4]