Sauls v. State

SCHLEGEL, Judge.

Respondent, State of Iowa, appeals a district court ruling granting petitioner Mark Sauls’ request for postconviction relief and disallowing assessment of certain alleged costs of a prison disciplinary action. Sauls cross-appeals portions of the same ruling denying his claim that he was entitled to counsel substitute during his disciplinary hearing, and he claims the postconviction court was in error in restricting aspects of a hearing officer’s cross-examination. We reverse on the appeal and affirm the dismissal of the cross-appeal.

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