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Merger of lesser included offenses.

Iowa Code § 701.9
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701.9. Merger of lesser included offenses. 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. [C79, 81, §701.9] See R.Cr.P. 2.6(1)
Source: Iowa Legislature (legis.iowa.gov)URL: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/701.9.pdfFetched: 10/20/2026

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