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Iowa Code § 703.2 (2026)

Joint criminal conduct

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When two or more persons, acting in concert, knowingly participate in a public offense, each is responsible for the acts of the other done in furtherance of the commission of the offense or escape therefrom, and each person’s guilt will be the same as that of the person so acting, unless the act was one which the person could not reasonably expect to be done in the furtherance of the commission of the offense. [C79, 81, §703.2] Referred to in §714.2C, 717A.3A

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 40 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1980–2023 · leading case: State of Iowa v. Orlando David Rodriguez, 804 N.W.2d 844 (Iowa 2011).
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State of Iowa v. Orlando David Rodriguez, 804 N.W.2d 844 (Iowa 2011). · cites it 12× “Iowa Code § 703.2 . In Satern, we discussed the distinction between aiding and abetting under section 703.”
State v. Sauls, 356 N.W.2d 516 (Iowa 1984). · cites it 20× “2(2), making first-degree murder of a homicide committed while participating in a forcible felony, and section 702.”
State v. Irvin, 334 N.W.2d 312 (Iowa Ct. App. 1983). · cites it 28× “The trial court concluded that the evidence was sufficient to prove the defendant’s guilt of second-degree burglary by application of Iowa Code § 703.2 , which defines “joint criminal conduct.”
State v. Phams, 342 N.W.2d 792 (Iowa 1983). · cites it 16× “They assert that the theory of vicarious liability which is involved in multiple party felony murders is not aiding and abetting but rather joint criminal conduct as defined in Iowa Code section 703.2 (1981). Id. With respect to joint criminal conduct Yeager & Carlson state:…”
State v. Thompson, 397 N.W.2d 679 (Iowa 1986). · cites it 14× “Propriety of Instructing on Joint Criminal Conduct Under Iowa Code Section 703.2 (1985). Defendant’s second assignment of error involves the interrelationship of Iowa Code sections 703.”
State of Iowa v. Kent Anthony Tyler III, 873 N.W.2d 741 (Iowa 2016). · cites it 2× “Iowa Code § 703.2 . Joint criminal conduct “contemplates two acts — the crime the joint actor has knowingly participated in, and a second or resulting crime that is unplanned but could reasonably be expected to occur in furtherance of the first one.”
State v. Satern, 516 N.W.2d 839 (Iowa 1994). · cites it 6× “Iowa Code § 703.2 . The concepts of vicarious liability embraced in these two doctrines are quite distinct.”
State v. Countryman, 572 N.W.2d 553 (Iowa 1997). · cites it 4× “Darla first contends the district court abused its discretion by instructing the jury on the theory of joint criminal conduct as specified in Iowa Code section 703.2. Joint criminal conduct is a theory that is distinct from aiding and abetting: The aiding and abetting provision…”
Reilly v. Anderson, 727 N.W.2d 102 (Iowa 2006). · cites it 4× “2d 268, 277 (Iowa 1997) (quoting Iowa Code § 703.2 which imposes joint criminal liability for those “acting in concert"); Iowa Code § 703.”
State v. Kern, 307 N.W.2d 22 (Iowa 1981). · cites it 6× “2 of the Code: When two or more persons, acting in concert, knowingly participate in a public offense, each is responsible for the acts of the other done in furtherance of the commission of the offense or escape therefrom, and his or her guilt will be the same as that of the…”
State v. Jackson, 587 N.W.2d 764 (Iowa 1998). · cites it 4× “He contends that the district court (1) should have granted his motion for mistrial because of misconduct of the prosecutor; (2) improperly sealed notes of the attorney for an alleged accomplice that was separately charged, thus making them unavailable for use at trial; and (3)…”
State v. Hohle, 510 N.W.2d 847 (Iowa 1994). · cites it 6× “Iowa Code § 703.2 reads as follows: When two or more persons, acting in concert, knowingly participate in a public offense, each is responsible for the acts of the other done in furtherance of the commission of the offense or escape therefrom, and each person’s guilt will be the…”
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