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Iowa Code § 802.1 (2026)

Murder

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A prosecution for murder in the first or second degree may be commenced at any time after the death of the victim. [C51, §2811; R60, §4513; C73, §4165; C97, §5163; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §13442; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §752.1; C79, 81, §802.1] Referred to in §802.3

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1984–2023 · leading case: State of Iowa v. Daniel Logan Walden, 870 N.W.2d 842 (Iowa 2015).
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State of Iowa v. Daniel Logan Walden, 870 N.W.2d 842 (Iowa 2015). · cites it 8× “See Iowa Code § 802.1 (“A prosecution for murder in the first or second degree may be commenced any time after the death of the victim.”
State v. Brown, 656 N.W.2d 355 (Iowa 2003). · cites it 2× “(emphasis added); accord Iowa Code § 802.1 (2001) ("A prosecution for murder in the first or second degree may be commenced at any time after the death of the victim.”
State v. Seager, 571 N.W.2d 204 (Iowa 1997). · cites it 2× “See Iowa Code § 802.1 (“A prosecution for murder in the first or second degree may be commenced at any time after the death of the victim.”
State v. Iowa Dist. Court for Iowa Cnty., 356 N.W.2d 523 (Iowa 1984). · cites it 2× “See Iowa Code § 802.1 (1983). The investigation of these crimes by' DCI investigators is continuing and ongoing.”
State v. Bean, 474 N.W.2d 116 (Iowa Ct. App. 1991). · cites it 4× “3 provides: In all cases, except those enumerated in section 802.1 and 802.2 [not applicable here], an indictment or information for a felony or aggravated or serious misdemeanor shall be found within three years after its commission.”
State of Iowa v. Daniel Logan Walden (Iowa 2015). · cites it 8× “See Iowa Code § 802.1 (“A prosecution for murder in the first or second degree may be commenced any time after the death of the victim.”
State of Iowa v. Maurice Frederick Boone, Jr. (Iowa 2023). · cites it 2× “3 (“In all cases, except those enumerated in section 802.1, 802.2, 802.2A, 802.2B, 802.”
State of Iowa v. Maurice Frederick Boone, Jr. (Iowa 2023). · cites it 2× “3 (“In all cases, except those enumerated in section 802.1, 802.2, 802.2A, 802.2B, 802.”
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