House Study Bill 71 



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON
                                            JUDICIARY BILL BY
                                            CHAIRPERSON SWAIM)


    Passed House,  Date               Passed Senate, Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to the commission of a criminal offense
  2    classified as murder in the first degree, and providing a
  3    penalty.
  4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  5 TLSB 1686YC 83
  6 jm/nh/5

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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 707.2, Code 2009, is amended by adding
  1  2 the following new subsection:
  1  3    NEW SUBSECTION.  7.  The person kills another person while
  1  4 committing an act which is intended to cause serious injury to
  1  5 that person.
  1  6                           EXPLANATION
  1  7    This bill relates to the commission of a criminal offense
  1  8 classified as murder in the first degree.
  1  9    The bill provides that a person who kills another person
  1 10 while committing an act which is intended to cause serious
  1 11 injury to that person, is guilty of murder in the first
  1 12 degree.  Murder in the first degree is classified as a class
  1 13 "A" felony.
  1 14    A class "A" felony is punishable by confinement for life
  1 15 without possibility of parole.
  1 16 LSB 1686YC 83
  1 17 jm/nh/5