Iowa · Iowa Code — Criminal Law (Ch. 707–715A)
Iowa Code (Criminal) § 711.5: Chapter—application.Repealed by2019Acts,ch140,§9
What this law says, in plain English
Robbery occurs when a person intends to commit theft and commits assault, threatens serious injury, or threatens an immediate forcible felony to further the theft or escape. Whether property was actually stolen is irrelevant.
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