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)
,
2.22(3)
Structure Iowa Code
Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE
Chapter 701 - GENERAL CRIMINAL LAW PROVISIONS
Section 701.2 - Public offense.
Section 701.3 - Presumption of innocence.
Section 701.5 - Intoxicants or drugs.
Section 701.6 - Ignorance or mistake.
Section 701.7 - Felony defined and classified.
Section 701.8 - Misdemeanor defined and classified.
Section 701.9 - Merger of lesser included offenses.
Section 701.10 - Civil remedies preserved.
Section 701.11 - Evidence of similar offenses — sexual abuse.