{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-703.1","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 703.1","heading":"Aiding and abetting.","body":"All persons concerned in the commission of a public offense, whether they directly commit the act constituting the offense or aid and abet its commission, shall be charged, tried and punished as principals. The guilt of a person who aids and abets the commission of a crime must be determined upon the facts which show the part the person had in it, and does not depend upon the degree of another person’s guilt.","path":["Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE (Ch. 687 - 916)","Chapter 703 - PARTIES TO CRIME"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/703.1.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:17Z","sha256":"e6b4f740d02c750bb4d0d98d2f116bd883f602d53f531a70f30d2ab0ab180f7f","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-702.25","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-703.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}