Iowa § 814.28 General verdicts

Iowa Statutes

§ 814.28 — General verdicts

Iowa § 814.28

Title XVICRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE

Ch. 814APPEALS FROM THE DISTRICT COURT

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Iowa Code § 814.28 (2026).

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When the prosecution relies on multiple or alternative theories to prove the commission
of a public offense, a jury may return a general verdict. If the jury returns a general verdict,
an appellate court shall not set aside or reverse such a verdict on the basis of a defective or
insufficient theory if one or more of the theories presented and described in the complaint,
information, indictment, or jury instruction is sufficient to sustain the verdict on at least one
count.

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When the prosecution relies on multiple or alternative theories to prove the commission
of a public offense, a jury may return a general verdict. If the jury returns a general verdict,
an appellate court shall not set aside or reverse such a verdict on the basis of a defective or
insufficient theory if one or more of the theories presented and described in the complaint,
information, indictment, or jury instruction is sufficient to sustain the verdict on at least one
count.