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Iowa Code § 704.1 Reasonable force.
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1. “Reasonable force” means that force and no more which a reasonable person, in like circumstances, would judge to be necessary to prevent an injury or loss and can include deadly force if it is reasonable to believe that such force is necessary to avoid injury or risk to one’s …
Iowa Code § 704.10 Compulsion.
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No act, other than an act by which one intentionally or recklessly causes physical injury to another, is a public offense if the person so acting is compelled to do so by another’s threat or menace of serious injury, provided that the person reasonably believes that such injury i…
Iowa Code § 704.11 Police activity.
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1. A peace officer or person acting as an agent of or directed by any police agency who participates in the commission of a crime by another person solely for the purpose of gathering evidence leading to the prosecution of such other person shall not be guilty of that crime or of…
Iowa Code § 704.12 Use of force in making an arrest.
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A peace officer or other person making an arrest or securing an arrested person may use such force as is permitted by sections 804.8 , 804.10 , 804.13 and 804.15 . [C51, §2844; R60, §4553; C73, §4205; C97, §5200; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 13472; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, …