GroundRules
Iowa Code § 704.7: Resisting forcible felony.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE (Ch. 687 - 916)
- Chapter 704 - FORCE — REASONABLE OR DEADLY — DEFENSES
A person who reasonably believes that a forcible felony is being or will imminently be perpetrated is justified in using reasonable force, including deadly force, against the perpetrator or perpetrators to prevent or terminate the perpetration of that felony.
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