Section 902.7 - Minimum sentence — use of a dangerous weapon.

IA Code § 902.7 (2019) (N/A)
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902.7 Minimum sentence — use of a dangerous weapon.

At the trial of a person charged with participating in a forcible felony, if the trier of fact finds beyond a reasonable doubt that the person is guilty of a forcible felony and that the person represented that the person was in the immediate possession and control of a dangerous weapon, displayed a dangerous weapon in a threatening manner, or was armed with a dangerous weapon while participating in the forcible felony the convicted person shall serve a minimum of five years of the sentence imposed by law. A person sentenced pursuant to this section shall not be eligible for parole until the person has served the minimum sentence of confinement imposed by this section.

[C79, 81, §902.7]

95 Acts, ch 126, §1

Referred to in §901.10, 903A.5

Definition of forcible felony, §702.11