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Iowa Code § 720.1 (2026)

Compounding a felony

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A person having knowledge of the commission by another of a felony indictable in this state who receives any consideration for a promise to conceal such crime, or not to prosecute or aid or give evidence to the prosecution of such crime, compounds that felony. Compounding any felony is an aggravated misdemeanor. [C51, §2659, 2660; R60, §4286, 4287; C73, §3951, 3952; C97, §4889, 4890; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §13168, 13169; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §722.1, 722.2; C79, 81, §720.1]

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases, 1977–2015 · leading case: Powell v. Khodari-Intergreen Co., 334 N.W.2d 127 (Iowa 1983).
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Powell v. Khodari-Intergreen Co., 334 N.W.2d 127 (Iowa 1983). · cites it 10× “The material allegations of plaintiff’s petition, as amended, which bear upon that claim are as follows: That Section 720.1 of the 1977 Code of Iowa provides criminal sanctions for certain “malicious threats to extort”.”
Hall v. Montgomery Ward & Co., 252 N.W.2d 421 (Iowa 1977). · cites it 8× “1, Code 1973: If any person, either verbally or by any written or printed communication, maliciously threaten to accuse another of a crime or offense, or to do any injury to the person or property of another, with intent to extort any money or pecuniary advantage whatever, or to…”
French v. Foods, Inc., 495 N.W.2d 768 (Iowa 1993). · cites it 5× “In that case, we recognized a cause of action for violation of the extortion section, Iowa Code § 720.1 (1973) (now codified as § 711.”
State v. Crone, 545 N.W.2d 267 (Iowa 1996). · cites it 2× “” Iowa Code § 720.1 (1977). In 1976, the extortion statute was rewritten to its present form, effective January 1,1978.”
Powell v. Khodari-Intergreen Co., 303 N.W.2d 171 (Iowa 1981). · cites it 2× “In addition, Powell claimed actual and punitive damages for extreme emotional distress from each defendant under two theories: that Khodari — and Green, its “controlling” company — in attempting to force his signing of the release (1) acted intentionally, willfully, and…”
State v. Lekin, 271 N.W.2d 697 (Iowa 1978). · cites it 2× “Included were charges of malicious threats to extort in violation of § 720.1, The Code, and conspiracy to commit malicious threats to extort.”
State of Iowa v. Jessica Lynn Williams (Iowa Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 4× “See Iowa Code section 720.1 (2013).1 Specifically, she argues the court abused its discretion when it denied her request for a deferred judgment.”
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