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Iowa · Through Iowa Code 2026 edition

Iowa Code § 701.9: Merger of lesser included offenses.

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  1. Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE (Ch. 687 - 916)
  2. Chapter 701 - GENERAL CRIMINAL LAW PROVISIONS

No person shall be convicted of a public offense which is necessarily included in another public offense of which the person is convicted. If the jury returns a verdict of guilty of more than one offense and such verdict conflicts with this section, the court shall enter judgment of guilty of the greater of the offenses only.

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