Merger of lesser included offenses.

Iowa Code § 701.9, under GENERAL CRIMINAL LAW PROVISIONS.

Iowa Code § 701.9

No person shall be convicted of a public offense which is necessarily included in another public offense of which the person is convicted. If the jury returns a verdict of guilty of more than one offense and such verdict conflicts with this section , the court shall enter judgment of guilty of the greater of the offenses only. [C79, 81, §701.9 ] See R.Cr.P. 2.6(1)