{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-701.9","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 701.9","heading":"Merger of lesser included offenses.","body":"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.","path":["Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE (Ch. 687 - 916)","Chapter 701 - GENERAL CRIMINAL LAW PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/701.9.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:17Z","sha256":"6ccf7f52e0e02a54698abe4ce41526f7a0d9a9298489e7436b68a30fd1228704","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-701.8","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-701.10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}