Murder defined.
Iowa Code § 707.1
in effect707.1. Murder defined.
A person who kills another person with malice aforethought either express or implied commits murder.
[C51, §2568; R60, §4191; C73, §3848; C97, §4727, 4796; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12910, 12961; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §690.1, 697.1; C79, 81, §707.1]
Source: Iowa Legislature (legis.iowa.gov)URL: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/707.1.pdfFetched: 10/20/2026
