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Iowa Code § 806.5 (2026)
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The term “fresh pursuit” as used in this chapter shall include fresh pursuit as defined by the common law, and also the pursuit of a person who has committed a felony or who is reasonably suspected of having committed a felony. It shall also include the pursuit of a person suspected of having committed a supposed felony, though no felony has actually been committed, if there is reasonable ground for believing that a felony has been committed. Fresh pursuit as used herein shall not necessarily imply instant pursuit, but pursuit without unreasonable delay. [C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §756.5; C79, 81, §806.5]
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case, 1984–1984 · leading case: State v. Ferrell, 356 N.W.2d 868 (Neb. 1984).
State v. Ferrell, 356 N.W.2d 868 (Neb. 1984). “This statute section is followed by a definition of terms, Iowa Code Ann. § 806.5 (West 1979), stating: The term “fresh pursuit” as used in this division shall include fresh pursuit as defined by the common law, and also the pursuit of a person who has committed a felony or who…”
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