Terms Used In Iowa Code > Chapter 670A - Forcible Felon Liability

• Act: means an act as defined under section 702. See Iowa Code 670A.1
• Child: includes child by adoption. See Iowa Code 4.1
• Convicted: means a finding of guilt, irrespective of imposition or execution of any sentence; a final and valid admission of guilt or a guilty plea; an entry of judgment of conviction; an adjudication of delinquency; a plea of guilty to a delinquency petition; the entry into an informal adjustment agreement or an agreement to the entry of a consent decree regarding a delinquent act. See Iowa Code 670A.1
• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• Course of criminal conduct: means an act which when committed constitutes a crime and includes any acts of a victim in defending or attempting to defend against the crime. See Iowa Code 670A.1
• Crime: means a forcible felony as defined under section 702. See Iowa Code 670A.1
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Perpetrator: means a person who has committed the acts constituting a crime and includes a person who has been convicted of a crime and any person who jointly participates or aids and abets in the commission of a crime. See Iowa Code 670A.1
• person: means individual, corporation, limited liability company, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or any other legal entity. See Iowa Code 4.1
• Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
• Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form. See Iowa Code 651.1
• Victim: means a person who is the object of a course of criminal conduct and also includes persons who provide reasonable assistance to or who defend another person who is exposed to or has suffered serious injury at the time of or immediately after the commission of a crime. See Iowa Code 670A.1